Category: 22
All Genres: War, Drama
Release Year: 1999
Country: Finland
Runtime: 123
Rating: (0)
Languages: Finnish, Italian, Russian
Director: Olli Saarela
Sound: Dolby Digital
Taglines:
Writing by: Olli Saarela – writer
Antti Tuuri – novel
Antti Tuuri – screenplay
Produced by: Ilkka Matila – producer
Jouni Mutanen – line producer
Marko Röhr – producer
Cast: Peter Franzén – Lieutenant Eero Perkola
Irina Björklund – Lotta Kaarina Vainikainen
Kari Heiskanen – Lance Corporal Jussi Lukkari
Taisto Reimaluoto – Corporal Unto Saarinen
Kari Väänänen – Corporal Tauno Snicker
Tommi Eronen – Private Simo Karppinen
Pekka Heikkinen – Corporal Evert Rönkkö
Pekka Huotari – Private Martti Raassina
Tero Jartti – Private Moilanen
Rauno Juvonen – Private Hämäläinen
Arttu Kapulainen – Private Ville Snicker
Music: Tuomas Kantelinen
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Plot Outline: It is the summer of 1941 and the Finnish army has been mobilized along the border with Russia. A platoon led by Lt…
Plot: It is the summer of 1941 and the Finnish army has been mobilized along the border with Russia. A platoon led by Lt. Eero Perkola is waiting for orders to go on the offensive. The platoon receives orders for a recon mission through the wilderness around the Lieksa lake to search for possible Russian defensive positions. When the platoon rests in a newly conquered village Lt. Perkola meets his fiancee Kaarina Vainikainen, who is serving in the Women's Auxilary Corps (Lotta). The platoon continues with the mission, but after some time a terrible message reaches Lt. Perkola. The message causes Perkola to become totally indifferent to his and his platoon's safety during the remainder of the mission.
Movie Quotes: Rudolph, King of Sulvania: Pardon me, my good woman. I'm here for the saxophone season. Can you tell me if there's any swinging going on here?
Crazy Credits: We know about 6 Crazy Credits. One of them reads:
There are two “porn credits” for Fluffer – Major Burton and Pony Boy – Oscar Gumper. These are the first pet and maiden names of the director and writer.
Goofs: We know about 1 goofs. Here comes one of them:
Continuity: When Shalu is driving her car with her father, she is driving from the right-hand side. When she drives back home, she appears to drive from the left.
Trivia: There are 1 entries in the trivia list – like these:
- The movie is loosely based on a book by Antti Tuuri, a true war story. The script was altered a lot from the original book, though, removing it slightly further from true events.
