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

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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