Little Red Bunch
Mao Zedong's "Little Red Book" influenced the Maoist movement in Finland, which saw significant ideological engagement among leftists in the 1960s and 1970s.
Synopsis
Mao Zedong's "Little Red Book" influenced the Maoist movement in Finland, which saw significant ideological engagement among leftists in the 1960s and 1970s.
Synopsis
In Finland during the 1960s and 1970s, the Maoist movement gained traction among leftist activists inspired by Mao Zedong's "Little Red Book." The film details the rise of this ideological fervor and its eventual decline within Finnish society. Through interviews and archival footage, it captures the political and cultural climate of the time, revealing the factors that led to the movement's diminishing influence and the lasting effects of Maoist thought on local activism.
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