A historical drama depicting the Finnish struggle against Tsarist Russia. Opens at the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg in February 1899. Tsar Nicholas II signs the February Manifesto, the purpose of which is to abolish Finnish self-government. An act that arouse widespread opposition in Finland.
Producer: Erkki Karu
Director: Carl von Haartman
Writer: Gerda Hintze, Carl von Haartman
Director of Photography: Frans Ekebom, Eino Kari