The Winter War (1989)
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.
- Released
- 1989-11-30
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Runtime
- 189 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Pekka Parikka, Antti Tuuri, Pekka Parikka
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 from 102 votes
Cast
- Taneli Mäkelä as Martti Hakala
- Vesa Vierikko as Jussi Kantola
- Timo Torikka as Pentti Saari
- Heikki Paavilainen as Vilho Erkkilä
- Antti Raivio as Erkki Somppi
- Esko Kovero as Juho Pernaa
- Martti Suosalo as Arvi Huhtala
- Markku Huhtamo as Aatos Laitila
- Matti Onnismaa as Veikko Korpela
- Konsta Mäkelä as Paavo Hakala
- Tomi Salmela as Matti Ylinen
- Samuli Edelmann as Mauri Haapasalo
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