The Winter War
1991-11-20
8
fi War & PoliticsDrama
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. A five-part television miniseries extension of Pekka Parikka's 1989 film of the same name.
Writer
Antti Tuuri
Director
Pekka Parikka
Writer
Pekka Parikka
Producer
Marko Röhr
Camera Operator
Kari Sohlberg
Special Effects Supervisor
Esa Parkatti
sibling relationship miniseries platoon farmer finland shell shock historical drama red army nsdap (nazi party) 1940s 1930s class system holy communion continuation war historical epic edited from film nazi occupation of poland
Status
EndedCountries
- Finland
Companies
- National-Filmi
