Jussi Ketola returns to Finland from the great depression struck America only to face growing political unrest. One summer night of 1930, nationalist thugs violently abduct Ketola from his home. Beaten and forced to walk the Eternal Road towards a foreign Soviet Russia, where cruelty seems to know no end, his only dream is to return to his family cost it what it may. Based on true events, "The Eternal Road" is an epic story of one man's struggle for survival.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 43 min.
- Country, year
- Finland, Sweden, Estonia, 2017
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- Finnish
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- Pegi 13
Credits
- Director
- Antti-Jussi Annila
- Screenplay
- Antti-Jussi Annila, Aku Louhimies, Antti Tuuri
- Producers
- Ilkka Matila
- Cinematography
- Rauno Ronkainen
- Music
- Kalle Gustafsson Jerneholm, Ian Person
- Cast
- Tommi Korpela, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Irina Björklund
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Director
Antti-Jussi Annila
Antti-Jussi Annila is a Finnish director, screenwriter, and actor, celebrated for original and unique content that is often so outside of the conventional box that it is considered polarizing to audiences. "The Eternal Road" is his third feature.
