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Hella W

Hella W

One Woman. Many Truths.

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The life of a heroine. The life and work of Hella Wuolijoki. A poet, spy and millionaire, she turned into an internationally acclaimed businesswoman, politician and playwright, who collaborated with Europe's leading writers such as Bertolt Brecht and Maxim Gorky, but faced the harshness of a changing world as the Finnish, Soviet and British secret services focus on her life, family and work.

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Budget

$2500000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Finnish

Runtime

82 mins

Rating

4.7/10

Release Date

28 January 2011

Country

Estonia

Cast

Tiina Weckström

Tiina Weckström

Hella Wuolijoki

Hannu-Pekka Björkman

Hannu-Pekka Björkman

Valtiollisen poliisin etsivä

Matleena Kuusniemi

Matleena Kuusniemi

Vappu Tuomioja, o.s. Wuolijoki

Maria Heiskanen

Maria Heiskanen

Kerttu Nuorteva, "Elina Sigrid Hämäläinen"

Antti Litja

Antti Litja

Raivio

Pirkka-Pekka Petelius

Pirkka-Pekka Petelius

Eino Salmelainen

Svante Martin

Svante Martin

Väinö Tanner

Petri Manninen

Petri Manninen

Sulo Ilmiö Wuolijoki

Marjaana Maijala

Marjaana Maijala

Nanny

Lilga Kovanko

Lilga Kovanko

Aleksandra Nikolajevna, aik. Voskresenskaja, "rouva Jartseva"

Kaija Pakarinen

Kaija Pakarinen

Linda Tanner

Sampo Sarkola

Sampo Sarkola

Businessman

Maria Sid

Maria Sid

Passarivanki

Irina Bova

Irina Bova

Aleksandra Kollontai

Wanda Dubiel

Wanda Dubiel

Sukulaisrouva

Robert Enckell

Robert Enckell

Pankinjohtaja

Mikko Erä-Esko

Mikko Erä-Esko

Jussi, autonkuljettaja

Joanna Haartti

Joanna Haartti

Vanki

Elina Hagelin

Elina Hagelin

Firinä, sihteeri

Henna Hakkarainen

Henna Hakkarainen

Klaara, keittäjä

Jonathan Hutchings

Jonathan Hutchings

Agent M16

Päivi Järvinen

Päivi Järvinen

Vanginvartija

Richard von Kaufmann

Richard von Kaufmann

Agent MI6

Nikolai Kovanko

Nikolai Kovanko

NKVD:n upseeri

Kari Kuorikoski

Kari Kuorikoski

Teatterijärjestäjä

Antti Kähönen

Antti Kähönen

Tuomari

Johanna MacDonald

Johanna MacDonald

Ernestine Evans

Andrei Monikainen

Andrei Monikainen

Mihail Abramovitsh, parrakas, koppalakkinen NKVD:n upseeri

Siri Nissinen

Siri Nissinen

Vappu 10-vuotiaana

Jan-Peter Nyquist

Jan-Peter Nyquist

Hurstinen, sahan isännöitsijä

Andrei Tsumak

Andrei Tsumak

Vasili Terentjev

Niina Vuorisara

Niina Vuorisara

Jokelan sisäkkö

Eeva Soivio

Eeva Soivio

Sisäkön ääni (voice)

Pentti Fagerholm

Pentti Fagerholm

Radio voice (voice)

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