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Seamstress

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.

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Seamstress

September 25, 2015
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Cast (14)

Martta Koskinen
Herself (Archive footage)
Vera Kiiskinen
Martta Koskinen (voice)
Pekka Milonoff
Narrator (voice)
Laura Birn
Hertta Kuusinen (voice)
Elena Leeve
Mirjam Koskinen (voice)
Vilma Melasniemi
Elvi Sinervo (voice)
Taisto Oksanen
EK:n / Valpon etsivä (voice)
Antti Seppänen
EK:n / Valpon etsivä (voice)
Antti Virmavirta
EK:n / Valpon etsivä (voice)
Merja Ritola
Elma Wahlsten (voice)
Seppo Louhi
Emil Soinala (voice)
Nicholas Wancke
Hj. A. Paunu (voice)
Mila Nirhamo
Martta (dramatisoidut kuvat)
Ville Suhonen
Olavi Heiman (voice)

Crew (13)

Directing

Ville Suhonen
Director

Writing

Production

Marianne Mäkelä
Production Manager
Merja Ritola
Producer

Sound

Pietari Koskinen
Sound Designer
Olli Huhtanen
Sound Editor
Heikki Kossi
Foley Artist

Art

Kaisa Mäkinen
Production Design

Camera

Pekka Uotila
Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Kaisa Mäkinen
Costume Design

Crew

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Editing

Lighting

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Visual Effects

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