Film

Vaivaisukon morsian

6.519441h 50mK-16Drama History

Age rating: K-16
Director: T.J. Särkkä
Year: 1944

Elias, who is preparing for his wedding, dances drunk with a beggar in front of the church and dies of a heart attack. His fiancée Anna is devastated by grief and on the verge of suicide. In his despair, he experiences a religious awakening, which is supported by Antti, who is in love with Anna, and some of the villagers. The pastor sees the revivalist movement as a threat to himself, the church, and public order.