4 Movies Starring Taisto Reimaluoto

Back to the USSR - takaisin Ryssiin

Back to the USSR - takaisin Ryssiin

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1992-03-27

Languages:

Finnish

Countries:

Finland

Runtime:

110 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.7 (127 Reviews)

Director:

Jari Halonen

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Fullplot:

Ambush

Ambush

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-01-22

Languages:

Finnish, Italian, Russian

Countries:

Finland

Runtime:

123 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (3510 Reviews)

Director:

Olli Saarela

Genres:

WarDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Olli Saarela

Antti Tuuri (novel)

Antti Tuuri (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Set during the World War 2. In the summer of 1941 the Finnish army crosses the border of Russia. A platoon led by Lt. Eero Perkola goes through the wilderness around the Lieksa lake to search for Russian defensive positions. The platoon kills some Russian civilians and rests in a newly conquered village. There Lt. Perkola meets his fiancèe Kaarina, who is serving in the Women's Auxilary Corps (Lotta). Then the platoon continues with the mission, but a message about Kaarina's possible death reaches Lt. Perkola. The message causes Perkola to become distracted during the mission.

Ambush

Ambush

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-01-22

Languages:

Finnish, Italian, Russian

Countries:

Finland

Runtime:

123 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (3519 Reviews)

Director:

Olli Saarela

Genres:

WarDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Olli Saarela

Antti Tuuri (novel)

Antti Tuuri (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Set during the World War 2. In the summer of 1941 the Finnish army crosses the border of Russia. A platoon led by Lt. Eero Perkola goes through the wilderness around the Lieksa lake to search for Russian defensive positions. The platoon kills some Russian civilians and rests in a newly conquered village. There Lt. Perkola meets his fiancèe Kaarina, who is serving in the Women's Auxilary Corps (Lotta). Then the platoon continues with the mission, but a message about Kaarina's possible death reaches Lt. Perkola. The message causes Perkola to become distracted during the mission.

Dog Nail Clipper

Dog Nail Clipper

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-02-13

Languages:

Finnish

Countries:

Finland

Runtime:

105 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (1176 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Veikko Huovinen (novel)

Markku Pèlènen (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Bright young soldier Mertsi suffers a permanent brain injury in the Second World War. In the late 1940s he wanders around the Finnish countryside looking for simple work and relying on other people's help. A workmate, Ville, tells him about his clever Spitz dog back home and the problems with her overlong dew claws. Together with his helpful war buddy Eetvi, Mertsi joins a lumber camp in the middle of a freezing winter, tries hard but finds the work there too strenuous for his body and mind. While he still sees nightmares about the war, in the daytime he keeps dreaming and worrying about the dog...

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