The Life of Aleksis Kivi

Movie · 1h 45m

Starring Marko Tiusanen, Jari Salmi, Karoliina Kudjoi, Margit Lindeman

Aleksis Kivi (1834-1872) was a Finnish author who wrote the first significant novel in the Finnish language, "Seven Brothers/Seitsemän veljestä". Although Kivi was among the very earliest authors of prose and lyrics in Finnish language, he is still considered one of the greatest of them all.