The Life of Aleksis Kivi

Name: The Life of Aleksis Kivi
Director: Jari Halonen
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2002-01-18
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Marko Tiusanen, Jari Salmi, Karoliina Kudjoi, Margit Lindeman, Gustav Wiklund

Original title: Aleksis Kiven elämä

6.7(12)20021h 45mFI

Directed by Jari Halonen

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.