Saatana perkele helvettiin - 2012

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.

21min
2012
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10

Cast

Bengt Pohjanen profile pictureBengt Pohjanenauthor of "Dagning Röd"
Peter Oskarson profile picturePeter OskarsonStage Director "Dagning Röd"
Rauni Mollberg profile pictureRauni MollbergDirector "The Earth Is a Sinful Song"

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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.

Runtime: 21min

Extra details

Original Title: Saatana perkele helvettiin
Original Language: Swedish
Production Companies
SVT