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The Unknown Soldier

Tuntematon sotilas

2017

This sweeping war epic follows a Finnish machine-gun company through the grinding Continuation War against the Soviet Union, from bravado to exhaustion. Adapted from Väinö Linna's beloved novel, an unromantic portrait of ordinary soldiers.

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This film is stop 8 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Finland. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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