Movie

Common People Songs

Alhaisolauluja

“See the dawn of a new proletarian era”

Interweaving newsreel footage and film extracts with the voices of ‘Ajan laulu’ – a workers’ choir based in Kemi, the most leftist city in Finland – the essay film takes us on a historical journey examining the collective memory, dreams and traumas of the working class. Is there a future for the Finnish labour movement?

Director

Joel Karppanen

Status

Released

Release date

14/03/2019

Original language

Finnish

Budget

US$ 0 M