Purge (2012)
Love, Deception, Sacrifice
Aliide experienced The Great Terror under Stalin’s regime, and decades after her hometown people were deported to Siberia, she lives alone in an isolated house. One night, she finds a young woman in her yard – Zara has just escaped from the claws of the Russian mafia that held her as a sex slave. Survivors both, Aliide and Zara engage in unearthing each other’s motives and gradually their stories merge into one, revealing the tragedy of a family during the cruelest years in Estonian history.
Director: Antti J. Jokinen
Genre: Drama, History
Runtime: 125 min
Release Date: September 7, 2012
Cast
- Laura Birn - Aliide Truu (young)
- Liisi Tandefelt - Aliide Truu (old)
- Amanda Pilke - Zara
- Peter Franzén - Hans Pekk
- Kristjan Sarv - Pasha
- Krista Kosonen - Ingel
- Tommi Korpela - Martin Truu
- Sonja Nüganen - Linda (10 years)
- Kaisa Kaljusaar - Linda (4 years)
- Laura Kiis - Linda (newborn)
Screenplay
- Marko Leino (Screenplay)
- Sofi Oksanen (Novel)
- Antti J. Jokinen (Screenplay)
Music: Tuomas Kantelinen
Cinematography: Rauno Ronkainen
Editing: Kimmo Taavila
Production: Solar Films, Taska Film
Country: Estonia, Finland
Language: suomi
Budget: $3M
Original Language: fi
Keywords
based on novel or book, world war ii, post world war ii, spanning generations
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Purge about?
- Aliide experienced The Great Terror under Stalin’s regime, and decades after her hometown people were deported to Siberia, she lives alone in an isolated house. One night, she finds a young woman in her yard – Zara has just escaped from the claws of the Russian mafia that held her as a sex slave. Survivors both, Aliide and Zara engage in unearthing each other’s motives and gradually their stories merge into one, revealing the tragedy of a family during the cruelest years in Estonian history.
- Who directed Purge?
- Purge was directed by Antti J. Jokinen.
- Who stars in Purge?
- Purge stars Laura Birn, Liisi Tandefelt, Amanda Pilke, Peter Franzén, Kristjan Sarv, Krista Kosonen.
- How long is Purge?
- Purge has a runtime of 2h 5m (125 minutes).
- What genre is Purge?
- Purge is a Drama, History film.
- What is the budget of Purge?
- Purge had a budget of $3M.
- Where was Purge produced?
- Purge was produced in Estonia, Finland.