Purge (2012)
Original title: Puhdistus
Purge is a 2012 Finnish-language drama movie directed by Antti J. Jokinen, with a running time of 2h 5m. It stars Laura Birn, Liisi Tandefelt and Amanda Pilke.
Aliide experienced The Great Terror under Stalin’s regime, and decades after her hometown people were deported to Siberia, she lives alone in an isolated house. One night, she finds a young woman in her yard, Zara has just escaped from the claws of the Russian mafia that held her as a sex slave. Survivors both, Aliide and Zara engage in unearthing each other’s motives and gradually their stories merge into one, revealing the tragedy of a family during the cruelest years in Estonian history.
Quick answers
What is Purge about?
Aliide experienced The Great Terror under Stalin’s regime, and decades after her hometown people were deported to Siberia, she lives alone in an isolated house. One night, she finds a young woman in her yard, Zara has just escaped from the claws of the Russian mafia that held her as a sex slave. Survivors both, Aliide and Zara engage in unearthing each other’s motives and gradually their stories merge into one, revealing the tragedy of a family during the cruelest years in Estonian history.
When was Purge released?
Purge was released on 7 September 2012.
How long is Purge?
Purge runs 2h 5m.
Who made Purge?
Purge was directed by Antti J. Jokinen.
Cast
- Laura Birn as Aliide Truu (young)
- Liisi Tandefelt as Aliide Truu (old)
- Amanda Pilke as Zara
- Peter Franzén as Hans Pekk
- Kristjan Sarv as Pasha
- Krista Kosonen as Ingel
- Tommi Korpela as Martin Truu
- Sonja Nüganen as Linda (10 years)
- Kaisa Kaljusaar as Linda (4 years)
- Laura Kiis as Linda (newborn)
- Tomi Salmela as Militia
- Panu Vauhkonen as Tall Man