An unknown masterpiece – one of the most powerful war films ever made! The subject is the little-known war between Finland and Russia in WWII. It is hard to imagine such a small country standing up against mighty Russia, but it happened. You get a vivid sense of the despair and carnage of fighting against overwhelming odds. The random nature of combat also strikes hard. The visuals are graphic and stunning without being over dramatized.
One Of The Most Realistic War Movies Ever Made! “The Winter War” is the gritty chronicle of the heroic resistance of a platoon of Osttrobottnian Finns, when Russia attacked Finland in November of ’39. Director Pekka Parikka based it on a novel by Antti Tuuri, and also co-wrote the script. The Finns fought tooth and nail, with pitifully meager supplies, and the movie faithfully presents their incredible action in the forbidding snowy landscape.