Seppo Rustanius has during 25 years written and directed several documentary films of Finnish Civil War, history of Russian Karelian, singer, theatre and history of Finnish civilization. His latest documentaries are Red Orphans, Karelian Terror ja Over the Ice. Rustanius has studied movie in Paris, journalism in Tampere University and theological ethics and philosophy of religion in Helsinki University. Rustanius is specially interested in problems dealing with ethics, esthetics, art and religion.

FILMOGRAPHY AS A SCRIPTWRITER AND DIRECTOR

- SOTAPAPIT (1981)
- BASSI DUOTTAR (1987)
- ELÄMÄNTAPANA TEATTERI (1990)
- 1918 -SODAN KUVAT (1990)
- PIIKKI LIHASSA (1991)
- MATTI ORAVISTO (1991)
- SYDÄMEN RYTMI (1992)
- JÄLKIPUHDISTUS (1994)
- NO WAY HOME – TIE TUNTEMATTOMAAN (1996)
- RED APRONS – PUNAISET ESILIINAT (1997)
- RED ORPHANS IN WHITE FINLAND – PUNAORVOT VALKOISESSA SUOMESSA(1999)
- ACCUSATIONS AGAINST THE UTOPIAN – SYYTTEITÄ UTOPISTILLE (2001)
- KARELIAN TERROR – KARJALAINEN KIIRASTULI (2002)
- OVER THE ICE – JÄÄN YLI (2005)
- MIND EMBODIED – LIIKKEEN MIELI (2006)
- VICTIMS 1918 – UHRIT 1918 (2008)1943FinlandHelsinki» Curriculum Vitae
Films:
Royal Reds (2013)
Victims 1918 (2008)
Mind Embodied (2007)
Over the ice (2005)
Karelian Terror (2002)
Accusations against the utopian (2001)
Red Orphans in White Finland (1999)
Red aprons (1997)
No way home (1996)
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