In the 1910s, beautiful young Silja loses both parents and ends up working as a maid at wealthier farms around her village. She is courted by a number of bachelors, ranging from simple farmhand Väinö to sophisticated young student Armas whom she meets when working for a charming old professor. However, Silja's health starts to deteriorate, and when the Finnish Civil War breaks up in 1918, she is inadvertently involved in a small incident after which her loyalties are questioned by both the Reds and the Whites.

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Cast

Heidi Krohn

Silja Salmelus

Jussi Jurkka

Armas

Aku Korhonen

Rantoon professori

Pentti Siimes

Honkkeli-Väinö

Tommi Rinne

Oskari

Kaarlo Halttunen

Kustaa

Oke Tuuri

Ville

Kullervo Kalske

Siiverin isäntä

Rauha Rentola

Siiverin emäntä

Pentti Irjala

Kierikan isäntä

Aino Lohikoski

Sofia

Åke Lindman

Valkoisten komppanianpäällikkö