Akseli Koskela returns from prison and tries to learn living again. He’s not allowed to take part in politics anymore, but he sees a lot of injustice around him. He…

Based on the novel by Väinö Linna, the story takes place during the time of the Finnish Civil War.

Koistenin is a sad sack, a man without affect or friends. He’s a night-watchman in Helsinki with ideas of starting his own business, but nothing to go with those intentions….