The Winter War

Name: The Winter War
Director: Pekka Parikka
Genre: Drama, War, History
Released: 1989-12-30
Duration: 11340000 s
Cast: Taneli Mäkelä, Vesa Vierikko, Timo Torikka

Directed by Pekka Parikka

1989 3h 9mDrama, War,

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Set during World War 2. After Nazi Germany invaded Poland in September 1939, Russia attacked Finland in November 1939. Finnish reservists leave their homes and go to war. The film focuses on two farmers from the municipality of Kauhava in the province of Pohjanmaa/Ostrobothnia, brothers Martti and Paavo Hakala, serving in a Finnish platoon.