Arvi Kaukolammi

On the eve of the Finnish Civil War, the film follows the last days of Alfred Kordelin, the richest man in Finland.

19th century drama set on the plains of Ostrobothnia, western Finland, which are controlled by groups of knife-wielding thugs, the toughs. Traditionally, the first-born son inherits everything, so when Esko – a bum and a gang leader – learns that his father will leave the Välitalo estate to his younger and exemplary brother, all hell breaks loose.