

110 minutes
1/15/1944
Elias, who is preparing for his wedding, dances drunk with a beggar in front of the church and dies of a heart attack. His fiancée Anna is devastated by grief and on the verge of suicide. In his despair, he experiences a religious awakening, which is supported by Antti, who is in love with Anna, and some of the villagers. The pastor sees the revivalist movement as a threat to himself, the church, and public order.

Ansa Ikonen
as Anna Kristina Ringars

Eino Kaipainen
as Antti

Tauno Palo
as Elias Matinpoika Berg

Aku Korhonen

Urho Somersalmi
as Metsä-Olli

Jalmari Rinne

Yrjö Tuominen

Uuno Laakso

Siiri Angerkoski
as Elisabet

Veikko Linna
Annie Mörk

Mervi Järventaus
Eero Kilpi
Hilly Lindqvist
Kyllikki Väre
as Torpan-Mari (uncredited)
Onni Korhonen
as (uncredited)
Kyösti Käyhkö
as (uncredited)
Varma Lahtinen
as (uncredited)

Ida Salmi
as (uncredited)
Eino Salmi
as (uncredited)
Oili Jaatinen
as (uncredited)
Viljo Huttunen
as (uncredited)