Beyond the Front Line (2004)

Original title

Framom främsta linjen

Directed by

Åke Lindman

Genre

war film, docudrama, historical film

Country

Finland

Runtime

2h 07m

Rated

16

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 23 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The movie follows a group of Swedish-speaking Finnish soldiers fighting in the Continuation War. It shows the daily grind and human cost of combat through their own diary accounts.

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What happens

Beyond the Front Line (Swedish: Framom främsta linjen, Finnish: Etulinjan edessä) is a 2004 Finnish war film directed by Åke Lindman. The film is based on the diaries of Swedish-speaking Finnish soldiers who served in the Continuation War from 1942 to 1944. The film premiered in Finland on March 5, 2004 and in Sweden on April 2, 2004. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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