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Red Beast

2026 · 111 min

A sober, talk-heavy historical drama of ideals and infighting, carrying the weight of a movement tearing itself apart.

Directed by: Antti-Jussi Marjamäki, Veera W. Vilo
Genres: Drama, History
Starring: Jan-Henrik Holmlund, Marju Kauppinen, Antti-Jussi Marjamäki

Overview: Eetu Salin, a fiery working-class agitator and one of the founders of the Finnish Social Democratic Party, struggles not only with his childhood traumas and alcoholism but also against young radical socialists within the party who are vying for power. Eetu, who advocates for class struggle through peaceful means, joins forces with his friends Väinö Tanner and Yrjö Mäkelin to try to prevent the Finnish working class from being drawn into a violent revolution.

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Directed by: Antti-Jussi Marjamäki, Veera W. Vilo
Genres: Drama, History
Starring: Jan-Henrik Holmlund, Marju Kauppinen, Antti-Jussi Marjamäki

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: politics
class
power
addiction
betrayal
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, history
Directed by: Antti-Jussi Marjamäki, Veera W. Vilo
Written by: Antti-Jussi Marjamäki, Toni Lesonen
Starring: Jan-Henrik Holmlund, Marju Kauppinen, Antti-Jussi Marjamäki, Roope Olenius, Veera W. Vilo, Jari Manninen, Janne Puustinen, Enni Ojutkangas
Cinematography: Mikko Kaurio
Runtime: 111 min
Country: Finland
Languages: Finnish

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