The film presented the background of the war, the war itself and the reconstruction work begun right after the war. Read More »
Tag Archives: Finland
Crime and Punishment AKA Rikos ja rangaistus (1983) Aki Kaurismäki, Markku Toikka, Aino Seppo, Esko Nikkari
An adaptation of Dostoyevsky’s novel, set in modern Helsinki. Read More »
Sunday’s Children AKA Söndagsbarn (1992) Daniel Bergman, Henrik Linnros, Thommy Berggren, Lena Endre
The film switches back and forth between the adventures of Pu on a summer holiday in Norrland in Sweden Read More »
The Winter War AKA Talvisota (1989) Pekka Parikka, Taneli Mäkelä, Vesa Vierikko, Timo Torikka
Set during World War 2. After Nazi Germany invaded Poland in September 1939, Russia attacked Finland in November 1939. Read More »
Zombie and the Ghost Train AKA Zombie ja Kummitusjuna (1991) Mika Kaurismäki, Silu Seppälä, Marjo Leinonen, Matti Pellonpää
Antti “Zombie” Autiomaa does two things well: play the bass guitar and drink. Read More »
Girl of Finland (1967) Mikko Niskanen, Kristiina Halkola, Kirsti Wallasvaara, Aulikki Oksanen
A theater group is training for the play Lapualaisooppera.We see these young people hanging out Read More »
1944 (2015) Elmo Nüganen, Kaspar Velberg, Kristjan Üksküla
In “1944” Director Elmo Nüganen portrays the real events on the Eastern Front in Estonia in 1944 Read More »
The Unknown Soldier (1985) Rauni Mollberg, Risto Tuorila, Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Paavo Liski
This film is the second silver screen adaption of the Finnish war book by Väinö Linna with the same name as the film. Read More »
Legend of the Lake Bodom (2006) Tapio Piirainen, Juha Muje, Pekka Huotari, Niina Nurminen
The movie plot revolves around triple shootings Bodom depicting events Jorma Palo and Matti Paloaron of information in the light of the books written by Read More »
The Worthless (1982) Mika Kaurismäki, Matti Pellonpää, Pirkko Hämäläinen, Juuso Hirvikangas
A criminal, his friend and his former girlfriend find their lives intertwining with each other. Read More »