The Winter War
They held back the Russian Juggernaut in a frozen Hell!
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11/30/1989Runtime
189 minsOverview
Russia attacked Finland in late November 1939. This film tells the story of a Finnish platoon of reservists from the municipality of Kauhava in the province of Pohjanmaa/Ostrobothnia who leave their homes and go to war. The film focuses on the farmer brothers Martti and Paavo Hakala.
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FinnishBudget
$4,414,000Revenue
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An intimate wartime epic that follows ordinary farm brothers conscripted into an impossible conflict, balancing the personal bonds that sustain soldiers with the grinding weight of survival against overwhelming odds in brutal winter conditions.
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Taneli Mäkelä
Martti Hakala
Vesa Vierikko
Jussi Kantola
Timo Torikka
Pentti Saari
Heikki Paavilainen
Vilho Erkkilä
Antti Raivio
Erkki Somppi
Esko Kovero
Juho Pernaa
Martti Suosalo
Arvi Huhtala
Markku Huhtamo
Aatos Laitila
Matti Onnismaa
Veikko Korpela
Konsta Mäkelä
Paavo Hakala
Tomi Salmela
Matti Ylinen
Samuli Edelmann
Mauri Haapasalo
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