The Eternal Road
Ikitie
History
Drama
War
Freedom lies beyond heaven and hell
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. Hope dies last.
2017-09-15
fi
Cast
Director
Antti-Jussi Annila
Tommi Korpela as Jussi Ketola
Sidse Babett Knudsen as Sara
Hannu-Pekka Björkman as Kallonen
Irina Björklund as Sofia
Sampo Sarkola as Strang
Ville Virtanen as John Hill
Jonna Järnefelt as Ella
Eedit Patrakka as Mary (age 8)
Rosa Salomaa as Mary (age 14)
Helén Söderqvist Henriksson as Martta Hill
Antti Virmavirta as Mäki
Lembit Ulfsak as Novikov
Amalia Holm Bjelke as Kathy
Igor Sigov as NKVD Officer
Emmi Parviainen as Laina
Hendrik Toompere as Toivonen
Harriet Toompere as Doris Toivonen
Hendrik Toompere Jr. as Toivonen's Son
Eliise Soll as Toivonen's Daughter (age 14)
Gert Raudsep as Edvard Gylling
Steve Vanoni as Rinta-Nisula
Magnús Mariuson as Rinta-Nisula's Son
Markus Muide as Arvo (age 15)
Marion Tammet as Aino (age 14)
Timo Tuominen as Abductor
Janne Reinikainen as Abductor
Jari Virman as Abductor
Indrek Taalmaa as Abductor
Nero Urke as Abductor
Mart Saar as Abductor
Raimo Pass as Abductor
Kristjan Lüüs as Abductor
Taavi Teplenkov as Abductor
Ahti Puudersell as Abductor
Jarkko Niemi as Karvinen
Rauno Juvonen as Border Guard
Lauli Koppelmaa as Eileen
Allan Kress as Guard