'The Winter War'
Talvisota (Vinterkriget)
Talvesóda (Estonian title)
La guerre d'hiver (French title)
(German title)

Available on DVD

Finland 1989 colour 195min National-Filmi Oy

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War

cast: Taneli Mäkelä (Martti Hakala), Konsta Mäkelä (Paavo Hakala), Timo Torikka (Pentti Saari), Vesa Vierikko (Jussi Kantola), Heikki Paavilainen (Vilho Erkkilä), Antti Raivio (Erkki Somppi), Esko Kovero (Jussi Pernaa), Martti Suosalo (Arvi Huhtala), Samuli Edelmann (Mauri Haapasalo), Markku Huhtamo (Aatos Laitila), Tomi Salmela, Aarno Sulkanen, Kari Sorvali, Esko Salminen, Kalevi Kahra, Esko Nikkari, Pirkko Hämäläinen, Miitta Sorvali, Leea Klemola, Ahti Kuoppala, Ari-Kyösti Seppo, Vesa Mäkelä
credits: dir. Pekka Parikka (also script with Antti Tuuri), music Juha Tikka, DOP Kari Sohlberg

The winter war - a historical war for Finns.The films starts from fall 1939 and follows the history line carefully. It's epical and at same time pretty traditional war movie.

Is this a big and mighty war movie? Well, it's not a dreadful film. There is everything that a war movie needs, but the director tried to make some scenes too artistic. He has fallen in sentimentality which may lack the power of the movie.

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