1918. La guerre civile fait rage en Finlande ; les Rouges sociaux-démocrates affrontent les Blancs antisocialistes. Le soldat Aaro Harjula, jeune recrue parmi les Blancs, est le témoin impuissant des exactions commises sur les femmes soldats Rouges qui sont violées puis exécutées sans aucun jugement. Il décide d'emmener à un tribunal militaire proche l'une des femmes qui a échappé au massacre.

Parikka, the actor once called the Funniest Man in Finland, and his troupe are about to be executed for the atrocities committed during the Civil War in Finland. Jaeger Lieutenant Nyborg, an admirer of Parikka, suspects a definite miscarriage of justice. He wants to save the actors. The forthcoming visit of the German General von der Goltz to the prison island provides him with a suitable opportunity. Nyborg suggests that the actors prepare a comical performance for the visitor and not be shot. Instead, they will be given a new trial. Preparing a comedy in the horrible circumstances, in the midst of hunger and death, seems quite an overwhelming task. Only a handful of real actors are still alive, the rest of the troupe consists of stagehands. Parikka has to use all his inventive skills to be able to produce something funny.

A story about 10-year-old Ruth and her life in Jakobstad in the years 1917-1918, during the Finnish Civil War. Based on a novel by Anna Bondestam.

Kun painuvi päät (As the Heads Bow Down) is a documentary about the 1918 Civil War in Finland.

Dramatized documentary of the early hours of Finland's Civil War in January 1918.