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Activists (2019)
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Original name: Aktivistit
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Finland
Duration: 154 min.
TV show
Story:
Activists follows the years from 1899 to 1906 when Finland as an independent nation started to form. At the center stage are young restless souls who operate against the backdrop of the phenomena of the time: deep social divisions, political intrigue, fierce proclamations and people’s movements that get out of control. Activists portrays what happens when people lose faith in society’s capability to deal with conflict.
Style:
period piece, historical drama, tense, dramatic, tension, bleak, suspense, melancholic, art house, political drama
Plot:
activism, nationalism, independence movement, civil unrest, revolutionary, political intrigue, power struggle, realism, frustration, class conflict, riot, idealism, moral ambiguity, militant, conspiracy, propaganda, biopic, terrorist, politics, terrorism, male nudity, patriotism, activist, assassination, male objectification ...
Time:
turn of the century
Place:
finland, russia
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