''The Interrogation'' () is a 2009 Finnish war drama film directed by

Jörn Donner Jörn Johan Donner (5 February 1933 – 30 January 2020) was a cinema of Finland, Finnish writer, film director, actor, film producer, producer, politician and founder of Finnish Film Archive. He produced Ingmar Bergman's film ''Fanny and Alexan ...

. The plot focuses on the interrogation of

Kerttu Nuorteva Kerttu Nuorteva (November 10, 1912 in Astoria, Oregon, United States – August 29, 1963 in Karaganda, Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union) was a Soviet intelligence agent. She was the daughter of Santeri Nuorteva, the president of ...

(played by

Minna Haapkylä Minna-Maria Erika Haapkylä (born 10 June 1973 in Helsinki) is a Finnish actress. She has won two Jussi Awards; one for the best actress in a supporting role for a 1999 Veikko Aaltonen film ''Rakkaudella Maire'', and another in 2009 for the best ...

, who won the

Jussi Award The Jussi Awards are Finland's premier film industry prizes, awarded annually to recognize the achievements of directors, actors, and writers. History The first Jussi Awards ceremony was held on 16 November 1944 at the Restaurant Adlon in Hel ...

for best lead actress for her performance) during the

Continuation War The Continuation War, also known as the Second Soviet–Finnish War, was a conflict fought by Finland and Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union during World War II. It began with a Finnish declaration of war on 25 June 1941 and ended on 19 ...

Cast

* Marcus Groth as Paavo Kastari *

Hannu-Pekka Björkman Hannu-Pekka Juhani Björkman (born 11 February 1969 in Kannonkoski) is a Finnish actor who has appeared in theatres, on television and in films. In 2005, he won a Jussi Award for the best actor in a leading role for a film ''Eläville ja kuollei ...

as Toivo Suominen *

Lauri Nurkse Lauri Nurkse (born 11 May 1978) is a Finnish actor and film director. He contributed to more than twenty films since 2001. Selected filmography References External links * 1978 births Living people Finnish male film actors Finnis ...

as Otto Kumenius *

Kristiina Elstelä Kristiina Elstelä (10 January 1943 – 26 June 2016) was a Finnish actress, who acted in many TV shows and movies. She also had a long career in theater and was a cabaret artist. In 2006 Elstelä was one of the competitors in ''Dancing with the ...

as Mrs. Grahn *

Rea Mauranen Rea Mauranen (born 25 April 1949) is a Finnish television actress who has appeared in several Finnish films. Mauranen made her debut on TV in 1974, and has worked consistently ever since mostly appearing on Finnish television. In film, she worke ...

as Dr. Schwanck * Pertti Sveholm as

Arvo Tuominen Arvo "Poika" Tuominen (5 September 1894 – 27 May 1981) was a Finnish communist revolutionary and later a social democratic journalist, politician and author. He was given his nickname in 1920 because of his boyish look. Tuominen was born in 18 ...

* Mikko Reitala as

Arno Anthoni Arno Kalervo Anthoni (11 August 1900 – 9 August 1961) was a Finnish lawyer who was the director of the Finnish State Police Valpo in 1941–1944. He was openly antisemitic and pro-Nazi, having close relations to the German Sicherheitspolizei. ...

References

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* 2000s war drama films Films directed by Jörn Donner Films set in Finland Films shot in Finland Finnish war drama films 2000s spy films 2009 drama films 2009 films Finnish World War II films 2000s Finnish-language films 2000s Finnish films {{war-drama-film-stub