The production of the €10 million feature film, based on the life of Carl Gustaf Mannerheim – the father of modern Finland – that was indefinitely postponed earlier this year after more than ten years in development due to a lack of funding, is now all set to finally becoming a reality after online gaming operator Unibet stepped in to provide funding for the project.

Better known for its sponsorship of sporting clubs, Unibet’s role as the main supporter of the movie represents the company’s first investment in the field of culture in Finland.
 
Petter Nylander, CEO, Unibet said that the Company had already been looking for a suitable culture-related project for some time and when the Company was presented with the opportunity to become the film’s main supporter, the Company could not possibly have imagined a better project than the feature film about the life of Mannerheim.
 
The film is expected to begin shooting on 17th August this year and will be directed by Renny Harlin. Oscar-winning make-up artist Greg Cannom is in charge of Mannerheim’s ageing appearance in this film. The feature film is scheduled to premier in October 2010.
 
This feature film shall take the viewer on the journey of the life of Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, who was the Commander-in-Chief of Finland’s Defence Forces. Mannerheim was made the Marshal of Finland, and for a brief period, was also the Regent of Finland.

After the First World War, Mannerheim secured recognition of Finnish independence from Britain and the United States, thus being instrumental in establishing Finland as a presidential republic in the year 1919. Mannerheim also served as the sixth president of Finland from 1944 to 1946.

This feature film is no wonder awaited with bated breath by the Republic of Finland and also the movie buffs alike.

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