The Winter War

Name: The Winter War
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1989-11-30
Duration: 3 h 9 min
Rating: 7.006
Cast: Taneli Mäkelä, Vesa Vierikko, Timo Torikka, Heikki Paavilainen, Antti Raivio

November 30, 1989
Directed by
Pekka Parikka

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.