The Chalice of Blood
| The Chalice of Blood | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Finnish: Verimalja | |
| Directed by | Jarno Elonen |
| Written by | Pekka Rintala Jarno Elonen |
| Produced by | Pekka Rintala |
| Starring | Marko Salminen Antti Peltonen Marko Loukaskorpi Matti Toivio Pasi Gerlander Paavo Peltonen |
| Cinematography | Jarno Elonen |
| Edited by | Toni Tikkanen |
| Music by | Heikki Kareranta |
Production companies | Autere Films Foci-tuotanto |
| Distributed by | Black Lion Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | Finland |
| Languages | Finnish, Russian, German |
| Box office | $2,792 |
The Chalice of Blood (Finnish: Verimalja) is a 2022 Finnish independent war film directed, co-written and cinematographed by Jarno Elonen.[1] It is set in the final years of World War II and tells the story of Finnish Sergeant Myllykoski, who, as part of the German Waffen-SS, sets out to search for the Byzantine Chalice while the Soviet NKVD threatens to complicate matters.
The film was self-produced,[2] and its director, Elonen, has previously directed, among others, the documentary The Name of The Game.[3] The film's initiator and main screenwriter, Rintala, has refined his knowledge in the making of the film as a Master of Theology with a background in church and military history.[4]
The film premiered on 18 August 2022.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Marko Salminen as Juha-Matti Myllykoski
- Antti Peltonen as Pekka Lahtinen
- Marko Loukaskorpi as Veikko Koivisto
- Matti Toivio as SS Lieutenant Hauser
- Pasi Gerlander as SS Captain von Ballack
- Paavo Peltonen as SS Major Collan
- Heikki Häkkä as Bishop Alberto Argentino
- Jarno Elonen as Father Stefano Lombardus
- Grigori Tchaban as NKVD Major
- Leo Nikita Kadieff as NKVD Captain
- Jaana Joensuu as Kaarina Lahtinen
- Reijo Skog as General Schröder
The film's producer and co-writer, Pekka Rintala, also appears as the role of SS Corporal Saar.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Verimalja". Elonet (in Finnish). National Audiovisual Institute. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ Kilpeläinen, Juuso. "Verimalja -Itseensä luottava Verimalja on toimiva, koska se ei yritä ravistella genre-elokuvan raja-aitoja". Film-O-Holic.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "Jarno Elonen". Elonet (in Finnish). National Audiovisual Institute. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "Elokuva-arvostelu | Verimalja on suomalainen sotaelokuva ja historiallinen seikkailu, jota tehtiin talkootyönä kymmenen vuotta – Lopputulosta ei tarvitse hävetä". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 18 August 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
External links
[edit]- The Chalice of Blood at IMDb
- The Chalice of Blood at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Chalice of Blood at Prime Video
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