Saatana perkele helvettiin

Overview

About the Korpela movement or Siikavaara sect active during the 1930's in the far north of Sweden. Toivo Korpela a Laestadian preacher was outmanoeuvred by Sigurd Siikavaara and returned to Finland. Siikavaara who preferred apocalyptic beliefs and ecstatic rituals soon gathered a large following and became prophet #1. With Artur Niemi, prophet #2, he draped and enhanced the rituals with total sexual freedom. At the trial in 1939 Siikavaara assured that he had not been sober one day during the last 8 years. Chanting "Saatana, Saatana, Helvettin, Babylon,Perkele" over and over. Swearing and cursing all the way to Eden.

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Cast

Sven-Olof Persson

Narrator

Bengt Pohjanen

author of "Dagning Röd"

Hellevi Korpela

Titta Jokinen

Maritta Viitamäki

Peter Oskarson

Stage Director "Dagning Röd"

Bengt Siikavaara

Osmo Hettula

Rauni Mollberg

Director "The Earth Is a Sinful Song"