STORY
About the Korpela movement or Siikavaara sect active during the 1930's in the far north of Sweden. Toivo Korpela a Laestadian preacher was outmanoeuvred by Sigurd Siikavaara and returned to Finland. Siikavaara who preferred apocalyptic beliefs and ecstatic rituals soon gathered a large following and became prophet #1. With Artur Niemi, prophet #2, he draped and enhanced the rituals with total sexual freedom. At the trial in 1939 Siikavaara assured that he had not been sober one day during the last 8 years. Chanting "Saatana, Saatana, Helvettin, Babylon,Perkele" over and over. Swearing and cursing all the way to Eden.
CAST & CREW
- Sven-Olof Persson
- Bengt Pohjanen
- Hellevi Korpela
- Titta Jokinen
- Maritta Viitamäki
Cast
- Micke Engström
Director
INFORMATION
- SVT
Production Companies
- Sweden
Production Countries
LANGUAGES
- Finnish
- Swedish