Eternal Road
Eternal Road (Ikitie), based on Antti Tuuri's hit novel of the same name screening in Toronto
1.3.2020
4 pm
Tartu College
310 Bloor Street West, Toronto
TCFS
Film
Antti Tuuri is an award-winning Finnish author from the region of Ostorobothnia in Finland, where the main character, Jussi Ketola, is from. Eternal Road(Link to another website.) touches on political unrest in Finland around 1930’s, and tells the little known story of Finns moving to the Soviet Union from Finland and North America in search of a socialist utopia only to be disappointed by the reality. Directed by A.J. Annila, whose debut feature Jade Warrior got its world premiere at TIFF in 2006.
Winner of six Finnish national film awards, including best picture, director, and cinematography.
Trailer(Link to another website.)
A.J.Annila commenting briefly(Link to another website.) on Eternal Road
Tlckets $10, at the door
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