Directed by:
Rauni MollbergCinematography:
Esa VuorinenCast:
Risto Tuorila, Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Paavo Liski, Mika Mäkelä, Tero Niva, Pertti Koivula, Ossi-Ensio Korvuo, Mikko Niskanen, Hannu Kivioja, Pauli Poranen (more)Plots(1)
At issue are two wars for the Finnish province of Karelia fought in 1939-1940 and again in 1941-1944 against a menacing Russian encroachment. During World War II, however, the Finns were briefly allied with Hitler against the Soviet Union, and that is one point of enormous controversy. Another point revolves around whether it was prudent to go so far into Russian territory in the war -- and how does one depict the Russian stance in all this? Here, the story is a simple, direct, and honest look at the lives and deaths of a group of Finn soldiers in a series of battles that ultimately culminated in the loss of 80,000 and the province as well. (official distributor synopsis)
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Olavi Levula
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