Kalevala: Kullervon tarina / The Son of Revenge – The Story of Kalevala

The Son of Revenge – The Story of Kalevala is a large-scale historical action fantasy drama based on Finland’s national epic, the Kalevala, which has, for example, inspired the work of The Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien.

Set in 11th-century Kalevala, we follow the ill-fated Kullervo. Growing up in the aftermath of the massacre of his entire tribe, Kullervo comes to realize that the same people who raised him — the tribe of Untamo — were also the ones who slew his family. As a child, he was sold into slavery, mocked, and tormented. When he finally escapes from his masters, he discovers surviving members of his family, only to lose them again.