Hella W (2011)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $2,500,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fi |
| Popularity | 0.678 |
Directed By
Juha Wuolijoki
Crew
Juha Wuolijoki
Timo Savunen
Sara Norberg
Panu Aaltio
Aleksi Hyvärinen
Sami Sarhamaa
Mika Niinimaa
Armin Altorf
Elli Toivoniemi
Erik Põllumaa
Ants Martin Vahur
Konsta Mannerheimo
Rein Pruul
Raine Toikkanen
Kristian Miilen
Triinu Jalakas
Kalle Penttilä
Juuso Selin
Marko Terävä
Kari Kankaanpää
Santtu Sierilä
Riikka Laakkonen
Maksim Podolski
Olger Bernadt
Anu Pirilä
Niina Vuorisara
Juha Wuolijoki
Peter Flinckenberg
Harri Ylönen
Saara Kankaanpää
Kadri Kilp
Juha Wuolijoki
Riina Sildos
Aleksi Hyvärinen
Joseph Scarpinito
Tytti Tiri
Outi Nyytäjä
Riikka Virtanen
Teija Ahonen
Jyrki Rahkonen
Aleksi Rytkönen
Franka Vakkum
Sami Sarhamaa
Pia Pesonen
Niina Palin
Toni Panula
Kaire Hendrikson
Kimmo Vänttinen
Tiitta Stoor
Tutsa Huuhka
Richard Mawbey
Jenni Aejmelaeus-Pyysing
Kristiina Ago
Helen Moppel
Eeva Kinnunen
Minna Pilvinen
Nora Pippingsköld
Liisi Põllumaa
Saara Räisänen
Maarja Sild
Taivo Tenso
Alvar Kõue
Volmer Kliimand
Venno Kornak
Heiko Sikka
TOP CAST
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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