The Matriarch Summary
The heart of the film is the Koppelo family. Worn out after a number of travels, but united and strong, this family is proud of their history. They have their share of misfortunes but never stop believing in themselves: We are not just any gang of vagabonds; we are part of world history! Members of the Koppelo family were once court tailors for Nicholas II of Russia. The Finnish family sewed all the beautiful wedding gowns and lace dresses familiar from photos of the Czar´s family. When the Russian revolution started, Sofia, one of the ancestresses of the family and Nicholas II´s last mistress, fled to Finland with her out-of-wedlock son, her sisters and their families. They crossed the frozen Gulf of Finland and ended up in Terijoki, a small town in the south-eastern Finland that now belongs to Russia.Accused of being Bolshevists, the family fled the Finnish Civil War to Europe. Years passed, and the family spread throughout the United States and Southern Europe. In 1970s, part of ...
The Matriarch Cast
- Peter Franzén
- Sanna-Kaisa Palo
- Samuel Vauramo
- Jenni Banerjee
- Heikki Kinnunen
- Tatu Siivonen
- Tuomas Uusitalo
- Toni Wahlström
- Kaarina Turunen
- Lotta Lehtikari
- Elina Knihtilä
- Emma Piitulainen
- Puntti Valtonen
- Ismo Apell
- Janne Reinikainen