Born American (1986)

Directed by

Renny Harlin

Genre

drama film, action film

Country

Finland, United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

R

Rating

4.0 of 10 from 33 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three American college students on a trip to Finland cross into the Soviet Union and are captured by Soviet authorities. They must fight to escape and survive in the harsh Arctic environment.

tenseviolentbleakgrittycoldaction-packedsuspenseful1980s-style

What happens

Born American (Finnish: Jäätävä polte; also known as Arctic Heat) is a 1986 Finnish film directed by Renny Harlin. It was originally supposed to star Chuck Norris but he backed out when filming was delayed by funding problems and his son, Mike Norris, landed the lead instead. This was at the time the most expensive film ever to have been made in Finland. The Finnish Board of Film Classification initially banned the movie due to excessive violence and anti-Soviet elements. Because of that, the movie had to be shortened 3.5 minutes before it was accepted for distribution. The premiere was December 19, 1986. The success of the film in the United States allowed Harlin to get his foot in the door in Hollywood, giving him his first American directorial work in the 1987 horror film Prison. In his 2008 book Kohti sinipunaa, Juhani Suomi revealed that the request to ban the movie originated from Vladimir Sobolev, the Soviet Union's ambassador to Finland. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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