Seamstress

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Martta Koskinen

Herself (Archive footage)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Vera Kiiskinen

Martta Koskinen (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Pekka Milonoff

Narrator (voice)

Age : 77 | Popularity : 3%

Laura Birn

Hertta Kuusinen (voice)

Age : 43 | Popularity : 13%

Elena Leeve

Mirjam Koskinen (voice)

Age : 41 | Popularity : 3%

Vilma Melasniemi

Elvi Sinervo (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Taisto Oksanen

EK:n / Valpon etsivä (voice)

Age : 60 | Popularity : 3%

Antti Seppänen

EK:n / Valpon etsivä (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Art	Production Design	Kaisa Mäkinen
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Kaisa Mäkinen
Sound	Sound Designer	Pietari Koskinen
	Sound Editor	Olli Huhtanen
	Foley Artist	Heikki Kossi
Editing	Editor	Tuuli Kuittinen
Directing	Director	Ville Suhonen
Writing	Writer	Ville Suhonen
Production	Producer	Venla Hellstedt Merja Ritola Pertti Veijalainen
	Production Manager	Marianne Mäkelä
Camera	Director of Photography	Pekka Uotila
Department	Role	Name

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