The Unknown Soldier (1985)

Original title

Tuntematon sotilas

Directed by

Rauni Mollberg

Genre

war film

Country

Finland

Runtime

3h 17m

Rated

K-12

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 44 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is the story of Finnish soldiers fighting in the Continuation War. It follows a group of men from different backgrounds as they endure the harsh realities of combat.

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What happens

The Unknown Soldier (Finnish: Tuntematon sotilas) is a Finnish film from 1985 directed by Rauni Mollberg. It is based on the 1954 best selling Finnish novel of the same name written by Väinö Linna. It is the second film adaptation of Linna's novel, the first one being the 1955 film of the same title, directed by Edvin Laine. The third film adaptation of the same novel was released in 2017, directed by Aku Louhimies. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival. The film was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 59th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film received three Jussi Awards: Mollberg for directing and actors Risto Tuorila as Koskela and Paavo Liski as Rokka. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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