6.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Drama, Action • 2026 • 143 min
Son of Revenge – The Story of Kalevala (2026)
Son of Revenge – The Story of Kalevala (2026)
Overview
Epic fantasy drama set in 12th-century Karelia, where a feud between brothers Kalervo and Untamo results in a village massacre, leaving their son Kullervo as the lone survivor who grows up seeking revenge. Directed by Antti J. Jokinen. Starring Elias Salonen as Kullervo, Johannes Holopainen as Kalervo, Eero Aho as Untamo, and Krista Kosonen as Kerttu. Adaptation of the Finnish national epic Kalevala.
Starring Cast
Krista Kosonen • Johannes Holopainen • Eero Aho
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
6.2
Overview
Epic fantasy drama set in 12th-century Karelia, where a feud between brothers Kalervo and Untamo results in a village massacre, leaving their son Kullervo as the lone survivor who grows up seeking revenge. Directed by Antti J. Jokinen. Starring Elias Salonen as Kullervo, Johannes Holopainen as Kalervo, Eero Aho as Untamo, and Krista Kosonen as Kerttu. Adaptation of the Finnish national epic Kalevala.
Starring Cast
Krista Kosonen • Johannes Holopainen • Eero Aho
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: Medium
The film's core conflict draws from Finnish mythology's tale of Kullervo, a neutral ancient narrative centered on personal vengeance and inevitable doom without alignment to contemporary political ideologies. Its focus on timeless themes of tragedy and heroism avoids promoting or critiquing modern left or right values.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: Low
The film uses traditional casting reflective of its Finnish mythological origins, with performers embodying ancient cultural figures without diverse recasting. Its story of heroic revenge emphasizes emotional depth in male protagonists amid folklore violence, maintaining conventional identity portrayals.
Secondary
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Confidence: Low
The film depicts family structures as sources of profound tragedy and conflict, with a fraternal feud resulting in massacre and enslavement, and a protagonist's unwitting incest with his sister culminating in suicide and revenge. This framing underscores the fragility and destructive potential of familial bonds rather than their stability or virtue.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: Medium
The film presents a mythological tale from the Kalevala epic centered on revenge and tragedy, with no LGBTQ+ characters or themes depicted.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: Medium
The film adaptation of the Kalevala epic features no transgender characters or themes, focusing instead on the tragic revenge saga of the male protagonist Kullervo in ancient Karelia.
Female Combat: No
Confidence: Medium
Female characters including Kerttu, Aino, and Ilmarinen's wife appear in supporting roles amid the epic's violent feuds and battles, but none engage in or win close-quarters physical combat against male opponents. Action sequences focus on the male protagonist Kullervo's confrontations.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: Medium
The adaptation features major Kalevala characters like Kullervo, Untamo, Väinämöinen, Aino, and Ilmarinen portrayed by actors of matching genders from the source epic, with no reported gender swaps in reviews or cast details.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: Medium
The adaptation features Finnish actors portraying characters from the Kalevala epic, consistent with their canonical depictions as figures from Finnish mythology without any racial alterations.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.0
6.3
Critic Ratings
N/A
N/A
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