The Chalice of Blood
The Chalice of Blood is a 2022 Finnish independent war film directed, co-written and cinematographed by Jarno Elonen. It is set in the final years of World War II and tells the story of Finnish Sergeant Myllykoski, who, as part of the German Waffen-SS, sets out to search for the Byzantine Chalice while the Soviet NKVD threatens to complicate matters.
The film was self-produced, and its director, Elonen, has previously directed, among others, the documentary The Name of The Game. The film's initiator and main screenwriter, Rintala, has refined his knowledge in the making of the film as a Master of Theology with a background in church and military history.
The film premiered on 18 August 2022.
Cast
- Marko Salminen as Juha-Matti Myllykoski
- Antti Peltonen as Pekka Lahtinen
- as Veikko Koivisto
- Matti Toivio as SS Lieutenant Hauser
- Pasi Gerlander as SS Captain von Ballack
- Paavo Peltonen as SS Major Collan
- as Bishop Alberto Argentino
- Jarno Elonen as Father Stefano Lombardus
- Grigori Tchaban as NKVD Major
- Leo Nikita Kadieff as NKVD Captain
- as Kaarina Lahtinen
- Reijo Skog as General Schröder