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Movie Info

Genre(s): War

Written by: Olli Saarela
Antti Tuuri (also novel)

Directed by: Olli Saarela

Release Date:
Theatrical: April 5, 2002
DVD: April 23, 2002

Running Time: 123 minutes, Color

Origin: Finland

Language(s): Finnish (with English subtitles)

Summary

RATING: Not Rated

Starring Peter Franzén, Irina Björklund, Kari Heiskanen, Taisto Reimaluoto, Kari Väänänen, Tommi Eronen, Pekka Heikkinen, and Pekka Huotari

A drama set on the Finland-Russia border during World War II.

What The Critics Said

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70

Variety Gunnar Rehlin

Thoughtful and mostly very watchable picture, with its emphasis on how war dehumanizes the individual soldier.

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70

New Times (L.A.) Luke Y. Thompson

Beautifully shot and finely acted movie.

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50

LA Weekly Paul Malcolm

Director Olli Saarela, who co-wrote the script with Antti Tuuri, offers up a trembling romanticism that gradually hardens -- like Eero's consciousness -- with exposure to the horrors of war.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 9.7 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Onur S. gave it a 10:
A beautiful, beautiful movie.

Paul T. gave it a 10:
Incredible war film from Finland

Christina T. gave it a 9:
Great sweeping war film with a love story as its backdrop.

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