"Akseli and Elina"
Akseli ja Elina (Akseli och Elina)
Akseli és Elina (Hungarian title)
Akseli i Elina (Russian title)
Akseli et Elina (French title)
Akseli und Elina (German title)

Available at YLE

Finland 1970 colour 131min Fennada-Filmi Oy

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Drama

cast: Aarno Sulkanen (Akseli Koskela), Anja Pohjola (Alma), Mirjam Novero (Anna), Ulla Eklund (Elina Koskela), Risto Taulo (Jussi from Koskela), Kauko Helovirta (Otto), Matti Ranin (Lauri Salpakari), Esa Saario (Janne), Rose-Marie Precht (Ellen Salpakari), Jussi Jurkka (Siukola), Helge Herala (Vikki), Olavi Ahonen (Elkku), Sakari Jurkka (Toijala), Taneli Rinne (Arvo Töyry), Ismo Kallio, Sini Sinervirta, Ture Junttu, Matti Pellonpää (Valtu), Elsa Turakainen (Henna), Linda Lampenius (baby Kaarina), Tuula Nyman, Kalevi Kahra, Pekka Autiovuori, Erkki Junkkarinen, Carl-Erik Creutz
credits: dir. Edvin Laine, script Väinö Linna with Edvin Laine, Juha Nevalainen, Juho Gartz and Georg Korkman, DOP Olavi Tuomi, music Heikki Aaltoila

A sequel for Täällä Pohjantähden alla (Here, Beneath the North Star). Akseli and Elina have hard times. Akseli is a free man again. He returns to those small circles which he once left behind. Sad and boring.

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