The Winter War (1991)

Season 1

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.

Released Nov. 20, 1991 Episode 55 min None+

Genres: Drama, War

Keywords: tmdb.world-war-ii, tmdb.edited-from-film

Production Companies: National-Filmi

Country: Finland
Languages: Finnish, Russian