Red Beast

Red Beast — Plot

Eetu Salin, a fiery working-class agitator and one of the founders of the Finnish Social Democratic Party, struggles not only with his childhood traumas and alcoholism but also against young radical socialists within the party who are vying for power. Eetu, who advocates for class struggle through peaceful means, joins forces with his friends Väinö Tanner and Yrjö Mäkelin to try to prevent the Finnish working class from being drawn into a violent revolution.

• Release date
• October 2, 2026
• Runtime
• 111 min
• Genres
• Drama, History
• Director
• Antti-Jussi Marjamäki

Red Beast — Cast

J

Jan-Henrik Holmlund Eetu Salin

M

Marju Kauppinen Ida Salin

A

Antti-Jussi Marjamäki Väinö Tanner Roope Olenius Yrjö Mäkelin Veera W. Vilo Linda Tanner Jari Manninen J. H. Vennola Janne Puustinen Kullervo Manner Enni Ojutkangas Eetu's Mother Anna