

1942. The State of Finland has formed an alliance with Nazi Germany. An elderly man single-handedly tries to stop a secret attempt by the Finnish State Police to hand over Jewish refugees directly to the Gestapo.
Acting
Ville Virtanen's trembling resolve carries the entire film.
Direction
Klaus Härö makes paperwork feel like a ticking bomb.

Director
Klaus Härö
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Klaus Härö is Finland's most Oscar-nominated filmmaker — this is his sixth feature.
The film exposes Finland's buried WWII history: official silence on Jewish deportations lasted until the 2000s. The real Abraham Stiller's memoir shattered that.