To My Son in Spain: Finnish Canadians in the Spanish Civil War

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Origin countries: Canada
Language: English
Production: Ontario Arts Council, Thunderstone Pictures, Canada Council for the Arts
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Origin countries: Canada
Language: English
Production: Ontario Arts Council, Thunderstone Pictures, Canada Council for the Arts
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To My Son in Spain: Finnish Canadians in the Spanish Civil War

Released Documentary

30 May, 2009 42min

To My Son in Spain: Finnish Canadians in the Spanish Civil War

Released Documentary

30 May, 2009 42min

Directed by Dave Clement

To My Son

This documentary features the story of Jules Paivio, the last living Canadian volunteer of the infamous Mackenzie-Papineau Battallion of the “International Brigades”. When Jules left from his home near Port Arthur (Thunder Bay), Ontario, his father, a famous Finnish poet, wrote a lasting lament: “To My Son In Spain”. In 1936-37, 1700 Canadians volunteered to fight with the Spanish people against a fascist coup d’etat led by elements of the... see more

Directed by Dave Clement