Framom främsta linjen (2004)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Åke Lindman

Writers:

Stefan Forss (screenplay)
Harry Järv (diary)

Release Date:

5 March 2004 (Finland)

Genre:

Drama | War

Plot:

A story of the infantry regiment 61 that fought from Syväri to the Karelian Ishtmus.

Plot Keywords:

Continuation War | Based On Diary | Based On Historical Events | WWII

Cast

Tobias Zilliacus	...	Harry Järv
Ilkka Heiskanen	...	Lt.Col. Alpo Marttinen
Christoffer Westerlund	...	Allan Finholm
Kim Gustafsson	...	Björk
Martin Bahne	...	Lindblad
Carl-Gustaf Wentzel	...	Forss
Jan-Christian Söderholm	...	Klas Helèn
Sampo Sarkola	...	Kaustinen
Johan Rönneholm	...	Händig
Joachim Thibblin	...	Bertel Söderman
Oskar Silén	...	Lt. Mattas
Paavo Kerosuo
Patrick Henriksen	...	Rosenlöf
Peter Kanerva	...	Olof Fagerström
Jan Korander	...	Löfman

Also Known As:

Beyond Enemy Lines (International: English title)
Beyond the Front Line (International: English title)
Etulinjan edessä (Finland)
Vad fria män förmå (Finland: Swedish title) (working title)

Runtime:

127 min

Country:

Finland

Language:

Swedish | Finnish | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-11 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Vekarajärvi, Valkeala, Finland

Company:

Åke Lindman Film-Productions

Movie Connections:

Edited into Etulinjan takana (2004) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Elämä juoksuhaudoissa

Great movie

I would consider this a realistic description of war. As always, in critical situations some people tend to stand out as heroes more than others, and this movie gives a nice picture of one of them, Harry Järv, the group leader of a group patrolling deep behind enemy lines. The war scenes in this movie are quite authentic, as opposed to many a Hollywood movie, those who have seen the German movie Stalingrad know what I mean. The actors are good, they give the impression of being real persons who you can relate to. Also, Finland had to ally with the Germans for a while (they actually used them to get weapons) but refused to be ordered around by the Nazis. The reason for this was that no western country helped Finland as the Soviets tried to conquer the country. This movie sets in the time when the Soviets pushed hard on the Karelian isthmus, with an overwhelming number of troops and material, and the Finns tried to hold the front. As a Finn, I am of perhaps overly patriotic in my review, but I would really recommend this movie for everyone who likes a historically correct, humane war movie.