Seven Brothers gets a one woman treatment by Heidi Niemi

Article7th April 2020
A person with messy hair and a determined expression holds a large axe, wearing a grey, splattered garment, in front of a rustic wooden door.

This year marks the 150th anniversary of one of the first Finnish novels, Seven Brothers by Aleksis Kivi. To celebrate, The Finnish Institute asked actor Heidi Niemi to make an English language short film version of the story, playing all the characters. Niemi is as UK-based Finnish actor, whose previous works include a one woman version of Shakespeare's Macbeth, MacBETTI, which she performed eg. at Brighton Fringe Festival.

Photo: Camilla Adams

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