Documentary ·Music · Finland · 2019 · 12m

Common People Songs

Alhaisolauluja

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Tagline

See the dawn of a new proletarian era

Synopsis

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?

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