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22 January 1999 (Finland)
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It is the summer of 1941 and the Finnish army has been mobilized along the border with Russia. A platoon led by Lt...
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This isn't the Finnish war movie to see
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Peter Franzén | ... | Lieutenant Eero Perkola |
 | Irina Björklund | ... | Lotta Kaarina Vainikainen |
 | Kari Heiskanen | ... | Lance Corporal Jussi Lukkari |
| Taisto Reimaluoto | ... | Corporal Unto Saarinen |
| Kari Väänänen | ... | Corporal Tauno Snicker |
| Tommi Eronen | ... | Private Simo Karppinen |
| Pekka Heikkinen | ... | Corporal Evert Rönkkö |
| Pekka Huotari | ... | Private Martti Raassina |
| Tero Jartti | ... | Private Moilanen |
| Rauno Juvonen | ... | Private Hämäläinen |
| Arttu Kapulainen | ... | Private Ville Snicker |
| Matti Laitinen | ... | Private Knihti |
| Petri Manninen | ... | Private Ahti Heikkinen |
| Kristo Salminen | ... | Private Kukkonen |
| Kari-Pekka Toivonen | ... | Private Leinonen |
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The movie is loosely based on a book by Antti Tuuri, a true war story. The script was altered a lot from the original book, though, removing it slightly further from true events.
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Featured in "Matka suomalaiseen elokuvaan: Muistoja sodasta (#1.1)" (2006)
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It's a shame they made a "Hollywood" movie out of it. Even though it does tell something about the situation Finland was in during that time, the movie looks like one made in Hollywood.
The battle scenes were unrealistic with the characters heroically running in the forest even though the air is full of bullets and kill many of the Russians while at it (pretty much like a Rambo or Commando but not that far out). Also, the love story plays too big a role in the movie.
I don't mean it's a bad movie but if you want to really get an idea of the Winter War or the Continuation War, try to see The Unknown Soldier (Tuntematon sotilas, 1955) or The Winter War (Talvisota) or read the books.
Of the American depictions of war (in films), only Band of Brothers comes close to what The Unknown Soldier and The Winter War deliver.