The Border (2007)
- Original title
- Raja 1918
- Directed by
- Lauri Törhönen
- Genre
- drama film, war film
- Country
- Finland
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Rated
- K-16
- Rating
- 5.1 of 10 from 27 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In spring 1918, a Finnish officer is assigned to a remote village to establish a new border between Finland and Soviet Russia after the civil war. He navigates the harsh landscape and the strained relations with local people.
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What happens
The Border (Finnish: Raja 1918, Russian: Граница 1918, romanized: Granitsa 1918, lit. 'Border 1918') is a 2007 Finnish-Russian war drama film directed by Lauri Törhönen. Set in the spring of 1918, right after the Finnish Civil War, the film is about a Finnish officer who is sent to the village of Rajajoki to form a border between Finland and Soviet Russia. The film's main character Carl von Munck is based on Kai Donner and his experiences during the post-civil war period. His son Jörn Donner is one of the film's producers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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