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Hella W
One Woman. Many Truths.
Genres
DramaHistory
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$2500000
Revenue
$0
Runtime
82 min
Release Date
2011-01-28
Status
Released
Original Language
Finnish
Vote Count
11
Vote Average
4.7
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Tiina Weckström
Hella Wuolijoki
Hannu-Pekka Björkman
Valtiollisen poliisin etsivä
Matleena Kuusniemi
Vappu Tuomioja, o.s. Wuolijoki
Maria Heiskanen
Kerttu Nuorteva, "Elina Sigrid Hämäläinen"
Antti Litja
Raivio
Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
Eino Salmelainen
Svante Martin
Väinö Tanner
Petri Manninen
Sulo Ilmiö Wuolijoki
Marjaana Maijala
Nanny
Lilga Kovanko
Aleksandra Nikolajevna, aik. Voskresenskaja, "rouva Jartseva"
Kaija Pakarinen
Linda Tanner
Sampo Sarkola
Businessman
Maria Sid
Passarivanki
Irina Bova
Aleksandra Kollontai
Wanda Dubiel
Sukulaisrouva
Robert Enckell
Pankinjohtaja
Mikko Erä-Esko
Jussi, autonkuljettaja
Joanna Haartti
Vanki
Elina Hagelin
Firinä, sihteeri
Henna Hakkarainen
Klaara, keittäjä
Jonathan Hutchings
Agent M16
Päivi Järvinen
Vanginvartija
Richard von Kaufmann
Agent MI6
Nikolai Kovanko
NKVD:n upseeri
Kari Kuorikoski
Teatterijärjestäjä
Antti Kähönen
Tuomari
Johanna MacDonald
Ernestine Evans
Andrei Monikainen
Mihail Abramovitsh, parrakas, koppalakkinen NKVD:n upseeri
Siri Nissinen
Vappu 10-vuotiaana
Jan-Peter Nyquist
Hurstinen, sahan isännöitsijä
Andrei Tsumak
Vasili Terentjev
Niina Vuorisara
Jokelan sisäkkö
Eeva Soivio
Sisäkön ääni (voice)
Pentti Fagerholm
Radio voice (voice)
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