A biopic about Eetu Salin, an activist in the Finnish labour movement and one of the founding members and early leaders of the Finnish Social Democratic Party.
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The people behind it
Jan-Henrik Holmlund
Eetu Salin
Marju Kauppinen
Ida Salin
Antti-Jussi Marjamäki
Väinö Tanner
Roope Olenius
Yrjö Mäkelin
Veera W. Vilo
Linda Tanner
Jari Manninen
J. H. Vennola
Janne Puustinen
Kullervo Manner
Enni Ojutkangas
Eetu's Mother Anna
Jaakko Hutchings
C. G. E. Mannerheim
Matti Mustonen
Kössi Kaatra
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