Hella W

Hella W

82 mins | Drama, History | Jan. 1, 2011

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.

Hella W

82 mins | Drama, History | Jan. 1, 2011

Hella W
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.
IMDb rating 5.2
Producers Amrion, Snapper Films
Original title Hella W
Directors Kadri Kilp, Niina Vuorisara, Saara Kankaanpää, Juha Wuolijoki
Writers Outi Nyytäjä, Juha Wuolijoki

Cast

Tiina Weckström

as Hella Wuolijoki

Hannu-Pekka Björkman

as Valtiollisen poliisin etsivä

Matleena Kuusniemi

as Vappu Tuomioja, o.s. Wuolijoki

Maria Heiskanen

as Kerttu Nuorteva, "Elina Sigrid Hämäläinen"

Antti Litja

as Raivio

Pirkka-Pekka Petelius

as Eino Salmelainen

Svante Martin

as Väinö Tanner

Petri Manninen

as Sulo Ilmiö Wuolijoki

Marjaana Maijala

as Nanny

Lilga Kovanko

as Aleksandra Nikolajevna, aik. Voskresenskaja, "rouva Jartseva"

Kaija Pakarinen

as Linda Tanner

Sampo Sarkola

as Businessman

Maria Sid

as Passarivanki

Irina Bova

as Aleksandra Kollontai

Wanda Dubiel

as Sukulaisrouva

Robert Enckell

as Pankinjohtaja

Mikko Erä-Esko

as Jussi, autonkuljettaja

Joanna Haartti

as Vanki

Elina Hagelin

as Firinä, sihteeri

Henna Hakkarainen

as Klaara, keittäjä

Jonathan Hutchings

as Agent M16

Päivi Järvinen

as Vanginvartija

Richard von Kaufmann

as Agent MI6

Nikolai Kovanko

as NKVD:n upseeri

Kari Kuorikoski

as Teatterijärjestäjä

Antti Kähönen

as Tuomari

Johanna MacDonald

as Ernestine Evans

Andrei Monikainen

as Mihail Abramovitsh, parrakas, koppalakkinen NKVD:n upseeri

Siri Nissinen

as Vappu 10-vuotiaana

Jan-Peter Nyquist

as Hurstinen, sahan isännöitsijä

Andrei Tsumak

as Vasili Terentjev

Niina Vuorisara

as Jokelan sisäkkö

Eeva Soivio

as Sisäkön ääni (voice)

Pentti Fagerholm

as Radio voice (voice)