CFF Sunday Afternoon Films

Sunday, April 17, 2011 at 12 Noon

Under the North Star - Part I

A 2009 film by Timo Koivusalo



A new adaptation of the first two volumes of Väinö Linna's epic Finnish trilogy

Täällä Pohjantähda alla

about the hard work and struggles for a better life of a Finnish crofter, Akseli Koskela, and his family from the 1890s onward, his involvement in the class struggles leading up to the 1918 Civil War and his role in that war and its aftermath.  The story is set against the backdrop of the conflicting ideologies of left and right and their effect on ordinary people.

NOTE: THIS IS A 3 HOUR FILM AND STARTS AT NOON

There will be one intermission

                              

The Scandinavian Centre

6540 Thomas Street, Burnaby

Admission by donation.  Refreshments

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Under the North Star - Part II

This Fall

Date to be announced