poster

Saatana perkele helvettiin

Documentary

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Release Date

August 19, 2012

Duration

21 min

Status

Released

Language

sv

Overview

About the Korpela movement or Siikavaara sect active during the 1930's in the far north of Sweden. Toivo Korpela a Laestadian preacher was outmanoeuvred by Sigurd Siikavaara and returned to Finland. Siikavaara who preferred apocalyptic beliefs and ecstatic rituals soon gathered a large following and became prophet #1. With Artur Niemi, prophet #2, he draped and enhanced the rituals with total sexual freedom. At the trial in 1939 Siikavaara assured that he had not been sober one day during the last 8 years. Chanting "Saatana, Saatana, Helvettin, Babylon,Perkele" over and over. Swearing and cursing all the way to Eden.

Casts

Sven-Olof Persson

Narrator

Sven-Olof Persson

Bengt Pohjanen

author of "Dagning Röd"

Bengt Pohjanen

Hellevi Korpela

Hellevi Korpela

Titta Jokinen

Titta Jokinen

Maritta Viitamäki

Maritta Viitamäki

Peter Oskarson

Stage Director "Dagning Röd"

Peter Oskarson

Bengt Siikavaara

Bengt Siikavaara

Osmo Hettula

Osmo Hettula

Rauni Mollberg

Director "The Earth Is a Sinful Song"

Rauni Mollberg

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