Film
The Winter War
1989· 16· 3h 9m· Drama· War
“They held back the Russian Juggernaut in a frozen Hell!”
After Nazi Germany invades Poland in September 1939, Russia attacks Finland two months later. Finnish reservists leave home and go to war. Brothers Martti and Paavo Hakala, farmers from the municipality of Kauhava in the province of Pohjanmaa/Ostrobothnia, serve in a Finnish platoon.
1989-11-30
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Key Crew
DirectorPekka Parikka
ScreenplayAntti Tuuri
ProducerMarko Röhr
Director of PhotographyKari Sohlberg
Original Music ComposerJuha Tikka
EditorKeijo Virtanen
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 50 crew)
Details
Released1989-11-30
Runtime3h 9m · 16
StatusReleased
StudiosNational-Filmi
Budget$4M
LanguagesFinnish
CountriesFinland
Rating7.1/10 · 93 votes
Original languagefi
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