

The Kidnapping of a President
2026-09-04 · 87 min · ★ 6.5
In October 1930, a group of officers belonging to the Finnish army's top leadership decided, after a night of drinking, to kidnap Finland's retired first president, Ståhlberg. The Finnish people were divided in the aftermath of the civil war, and the political atmosphere was turbulent and tense. However, the kidnapping went wrong right from the start when the incompetent henchmen recruited for the job were forced to take the president's stubborn wife, Ester Ståhlberg, with them.
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- Directors
- Samuli Valkama
- Production companies
- TACK Films, Bionaut, Labyrint Film, Münchhausen Films
- Countries
- Finland, Czech Republic, Estonia, Netherlands
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 3,163,000
Top Cast
Jussi VatanenJaeger colonel Eero Kuussaari
Aku SipolaColonel Kurt Wallenius
Pertti SveholmPresident Ståhlberg
Riitta HavukainenEster Ståhlberg
Elias SalonenJukka Janné
Alvari StenbäckErkki Varoma
Alex Paul PukkSven Semenius
Pääru OjaColonel Viklund
Akseli KoukiColonel Inkala
Tom RejströmColonel Jarvinen
Elsa SaisioMarjatta
Karolína RůžičkováSihteeriTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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