The Kidnapping of a President

The Kidnapping of a President

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The Kidnapping of a President

2026

1h 27m

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Drama

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Overview

In October 1930, a group of officers belonging to the Finnish army's top leadership decided, after a night of drinking, to kidnap Finland's retired first president, Ståhlberg. The Finnish people were divided in the aftermath of the civil war, and the political atmosphere was turbulent and tense. However, the kidnapping went wrong right from the start when the incompetent henchmen recruited for the job were forced to take the president's stubborn wife, Ester Ståhlberg, with them.

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TACK Films

Bionaut

Labyrint Film

Cast & Crew

12 members

Acting

Pertti Sveholm

President Ståhlberg

Pertti Sveholm

Acting

Riitta Havukainen

Ester Ståhlberg

Riitta Havukainen

Acting

Jussi Vatanen

Jaeger colonel Eero Kuussaari

Jussi Vatanen

Acting

Aku Sipola

Colonel Kurt Wallenius

Aku Sipola

Acting

Pääru Oja

Colonel Viklund

Pääru Oja

Acting

Akseli Kouki

Colonel Inkala

Akseli Kouki

Acting

Tom Rejström

Colonel Jarvinen

Tom Rejström

Acting

Elias Salonen

Jukka Janné

Elias Salonen

Acting

Alvari Stenbäck

Erkki Varoma

Alvari Stenbäck

Acting

Alex Paul Pukk

Sven Semenius

Alex Paul Pukk

Acting

Markus Misukka

Eino Olin

No Image

Acting

Elsa Saisio

Marjatta

Elsa Saisio

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