The Winter War (1989)

Original title

Talvisota

Directed by

Pekka Parikka

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

Finland

Runtime

3h 19m

Rated

16

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 94 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows a platoon of Finnish reservists as they fight on the Karelian Isthmus during the 1939 Winter War. It shows the harsh conditions of combat and the soldiers' struggle to survive.

harrowingbleakvisceralgrittymelancholicclaustrophobicintense

What happens

The Winter War (Finnish: Talvisota) is a 1989 Finnish war film directed by Pekka Parikka, and based on the 1984 novel Talvisota by Antti Tuuri. It is set in the 1939 Winter War and tells the story of a Finnish infantry regiment from Southern Ostrobothnia fighting on the Karelian Isthmus, focusing mainly on a platoon of reservists from Kauhava. The Winter War was released in Finland on 30 November 1989. It was Finland's most popular film with over 600,000 admissions. It won six Jussi Awards and was Finland's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 63rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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