Guerre d'hiver

Original title: Talvisota

1989
3h 19m

IMDb RATING

7.6/10

8.9K

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In 1939, two Finnish brothers are conscripted in the army to fight in the war between Finland and the Soviet Union.

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In 1939, two Finnish brothers are conscripted in the army to fight in the war between Finland and the Soviet Union.In 1939, two Finnish brothers are conscripted in the army to fight in the war between Finland and the Soviet Union.In 1939, two Finnish brothers are conscripted in the army to fight in the war between Finland and the Soviet Union.

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IMDb RATING

7.6/10

8.9K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 7 wins & 1 nomination total

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Trivia
The tanks used are original Soviet T-26, captured by the Finns during the Continuation War of 1941-44 and then used as the backbone of the Finnish tank forces. Several are in driving conditions in Finnish museums.

Goofs
Near the end of the movie, Private Pentti Saari shoots a captured Semi-Automatic Rifle SVT-40, but he reloads after each shot (it is possibly caused by shooting blanks, which have not enough power to reload the rifle). The SVT-40 itself was introduced after the war, and it should be older, slightly different model SVT-38.

Quotes
Vilho Erkkilä: They use explosive bullets! That's forbidden!
Arvi Huhtala: Go tell them it is.

Alternate versions
5×50min TV-series includes some extra scenes not shown in the original theatre release.

Connections
Featured in Matka suomalaiseen elokuvaan: Muistoja sodasta (2006)

Soundtracks
Jääkärimarssi
Composed by Jean Sibelius
Lyrics by Heikki Nurmio

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Featured review

9/10

Chilling

Though I'm not a great fan of war-movies I must say this one made quite the impression. I can't really tell what it was but the story struck me.

Not only did this movie give you a story about the war itself, but also on the impact it had on the families afflicted by it. Excellent acting and a chillingly choice of filming made this movie one to remember. Forget about "saving private ryan" this movie shows a war in all it's roughness without the fancy actors doing their best to be the "brave soldier" (no offense to some, but lots to others). After Full Metal Jacket (to me a totally different genre but still for many a war-movie) one of the favourite movies in the "war-theme"