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Wikmani poisid (1995)

Wikmani poisid poster
Directed by
Vilja Palm
Genre
drama
Country
Estonia
Length
1 season, 12 episodes
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The series follows a group of boys at a private gymnasium in Estonia from 1937 to 1944. It shows their school life and how they face being drafted into war.

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What happens

Wikmani poisid (lit. Wikman Boys) is a 1995-year television drama serial about the Wikman Private Gymnasium students from 1937 till their mobilization in 1944. The series is based on a 1988 novel Wikmani poisid by Jaan Kross. The series were first aired in 1995 on Estonia's Eesti Televisioon. Each episode runs at approximately 30 minutes. The show was created by Hugo Ader, Andres Maimik, Anu Soolep and Vilja Nyholm-Palm. DVD was published in the 2003. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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