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The Kidnapping of a President
0.0 / 10• 2026• 1h 27m•NR• Finnish
ComedyDramaHistory
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Pertti Sveholm
President Ståhlberg
Lead
Riitta Havukainen
Ester Ståhlberg
Jussi Vatanen
Jaeger colonel Eero Kuussaari
Aku Sipola
Colonel Kurt Wallenius
Pääru Oja
Colonel Viklund
Akseli Kouki
Colonel Inkala
Tom Rejström
Colonel Jarvinen
Elias Salonen
Jukka Janné
What People Are Saying
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“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Samuli Valkama's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
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“Every frame feels alive. The Kidnapping of a President is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
