“So great is to die and live for happiness and freedom”
A documentary film about Martta Koskinen, the last executed woman in Finland during the war in 1943. Martta was a Seamstress who lived in Helsinki during the Second World War. She was one of the post-civil war (in 1918) generation for whom the war had meant a disappointment in the system and failure in unity of the Finnish nation. The legacy of the civil war had left systems of persecution in place for those with socialist ideals. Martta and her fellow revolutionaries were determined to continue the resistance movement although they knew that at worst it could cost their lives. Martta was imprisoned twice before she was shot. She was an idealist, whose seemingly harmless, naive beliefs in peace and justice were the most dangerous traits a person could have at the time.
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Martta Koskinen
Herself (Archive footage)
Vera Kiiskinen
Martta Koskinen (voice)
Known for
Deadwind
Venla Hellstedt
Pekka Milonoff
Narrator (voice)
Also in
Maailma on valmis
Pimennys
Laura Birn
Hertta Kuusinen (voice)
Known for
Foundation
The Crow
Pertti Veijalainen
Elena Leeve
Mirjam Koskinen (voice)
Known for
Arctic Circle
Sauna
Vilma Melasniemi
Elvi Sinervo (voice)
Known for
Restless
Taisto Oksanen
EK:n / Valpon etsivä (voice)
Known for
Tom of Finland
Antti Seppänen
EK:n / Valpon etsivä (voice)
Also in
1944 The Final Defence
Circology
Antti Virmavirta
EK:n / Valpon etsivä (voice)
Known for
Deadwind
The Other Side of Hope
Merja Ritola
Elma Wahlsten (voice)
Ville Suhonen Director · Pekka Uotila Cinematographer Tuuli Kuittinen Editor
First release September 25, 2015 · Produced in Finland · Original title Ompelijatar
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Finland
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Original title
Ompelijatar
Original language
Finnish
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Finnish
Release dates
Finland · September 25, 2015
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