The Winter War

7.6 / 10

Russia attacked Finland in late November 1939. This film tells the story of a Finnish platoon of reservists from the municipality of Kauhava in the province of Pohjanmaa/Ostrobothnia who leave their homes and go to war. The film focuses on the farmer brothers Martti and Paavo Hakala.

Language : Finnish
Audio Languages : Finnish
Genre : Drama , War
Run Time : 3hr 9mins
Release Date : 30 Nov,1989
Cast : Taneli Mäkelä (Martti Hakala) , Vesa Vierikko (Jussi Kantola) , Timo Torikka (Pentti Saari) , Heikki Paavilainen (Vilho Erkkilä) , Antti Raivio (Erkki Somppi) , Esko Kovero (Juho Pernaa) ...
Directors : Veikko Aaltonen , Pekka Parikka , Annakaisa Sukura
Producers : Marko Röhr , Terhi Tammila , Juhani Jotuni