Released Date:
1992-03-27
Languages:
Finnish
Countries:
Finland
Runtime:
110 min
IMDB Ratings:
5.7 (127 Reviews)
Director:
Jari HalonenJari Halonen
Jorma Tommila
Released Date:
1999-01-22
Languages:
Finnish, Italian, Russian
Countries:
Finland
Runtime:
123 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.8 (3510 Reviews)
Director:
Olli SaarelaOlli Saarela
Antti Tuuri (novel)
Antti Tuuri (screenplay)
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.
Released Date:
1999-01-22
Languages:
Finnish, Italian, Russian
Countries:
Finland
Runtime:
123 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.8 (3519 Reviews)
Director:
Olli SaarelaOlli Saarela
Antti Tuuri (novel)
Antti Tuuri (screenplay)
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.
Released Date:
2004-02-13
Languages:
Finnish
Countries:
Finland
Runtime:
105 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.8 (1176 Reviews)
Director:
Markku PèlènenGenres:
DramaVeikko Huovinen (novel)
Markku Pèlènen (screenplay)
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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