Synopsis
Son of Revenge – The Story of Kalevala (2026) is available to watch online on iFILM — Finnish director Antti J. Jokinen's adaptation of the Kullervo cycle from the national epic Kalevala, set in 11th-century Karelia.
A blood feud between the clans of Kalervo and Untamo ends in a village massacre. The only survivor is Kalervo's infant son, taken in by Untamo and raised inside the family that killed his parents. He grows into a figure of immense strength, feared by those around him, passed into slavery, and eventually confronted by a truth that hardens his direction entirely. Elias Salonen plays Kullervo as a man who doesn't seek justice — only a destination.
Jokinen strips the myth of heroic gloss: the violence is grounded, the pacing slow-burning, and the world of 11th-century Karelia feels genuinely harsh rather than prettified. Eero Aho and Krista Kosonen support. Stream Son of Revenge online on iFILM.
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