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"Minä elän"

The life story of Aleksis Kivi, author of the first Finnish novel in Finnish language and (posthumously) its most successful writer.

Top Cast

  • Rauli Tuomi

    Rauli Tuomi

    Aleksis Kivi

  • Matti Kivi

    Matti Kivi

    Aleksis Kivi as a child

  • Anni Aitto

    Anni Aitto

    Annastiina Stenvall

  • Kaarlo Aavajoki

    Kaarlo Aavajoki

    Erik Juhana Stenvall

  • Harri Sinijärvi

    Harri Sinijärvi

    Emanuel Stenvall

  • Oiva Luhtala

    Oiva Luhtala

    Albert Stenvall

  • Tarmo Manni

    Tarmo Manni

    Juhani Stenvall

  • Waldemar Wohlström

    Waldemar Wohlström

    Carl Johan Granberg

  • Helge Ranin

    Helge Ranin

    Fredrik Cygnaeus

Overview

The life story of Aleksis Kivi, author of the first Finnish novel in Finnish language and (posthumously) its most successful writer.

Rating

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