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Under the North Star II

Under the North Star II

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DramaWar

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Akseli Koskela returns from prison and tries to learn living again. He's not allowed to take part in politics anymore, but he sees a lot of injustice around him. He raises a family with his wife Elina while another war is around the corner...

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Finnish

Runtime

138 mins

Rating

7.4/10

Release Date

24 September 2010

Country

Finland

Cast

Ilkka Koivula

Ilkka Koivula

Akseli Koskela

Vera Kiiskinen

Vera Kiiskinen

Elina Koskela

Risto Tuorila

Risto Tuorila

Jussi Koskela

Hannu-Pekka Björkman

Hannu-Pekka Björkman

Lauri Salpakari

Ritva Jalonen

Ritva Jalonen

Alma Koskela

Sampo Sarkola

Sampo Sarkola

Vilho Koskela

Reino Nordin

Reino Nordin

Eero Koskela

Arttu Kurttila

Arttu Kurttila

Voitto Koskela

Anna Lipponen

Anna Lipponen

Kaarina Koskela

Lauri Kukkonen

Lauri Kukkonen

Juhani Koskela

Jonna Järnefelt

Jonna Järnefelt

Ellen Salpakari

Antti Luusuaniemi

Antti Luusuaniemi

Ilmari Salpakari

Esko Roine

Esko Roine

Otto Kivivuori

Sara Paavolainen

Sara Paavolainen

Anna Kivivuori

Tapani Kalliomäki

Tapani Kalliomäki

Janne Kivivuori

Jarkko Niemi

Jarkko Niemi

Jouko Kivivuori

Sulevi Peltola

Sulevi Peltola

Preeti Leppänen

Ville Virtanen

Ville Virtanen

Rautajärvi

Turkka Mastomäki

Turkka Mastomäki

Uolevi Yllö

Oiva Lohtander

Oiva Lohtander

Mellola

Aimo Räsänen

Aimo Räsänen

Lasse

Seela Sella

Seela Sella

Emma Halme

Martti Suosalo

Martti Suosalo

Maanmittari

Pekka Huotari

Pekka Huotari

Lauri Kivioja

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