The Winter War
They held back the Russian Juggernaut in a frozen Hell!
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.
- Year: 1989
- Country: Finland
- Genre: Drama, War
- Studio: National-Filmi
- Keyword: world war ii, finnish winter war
- Director: Pekka Parikka
- Cast: Taneli Mäkelä, Vesa Vierikko, Timo Torikka, Heikki Paavilainen, Antti Raivio, Esko Kovero