Rukajärven Tie is a different finnish war movie. Other finnish war movies like Edvin Laine´s "Tuntematon Sotilas" and Pekka Parikka´s "Talvisota" have concentrated in showing the two wars that Finland fought with Soviet Union during the second world war as a desperate fight of a nation that is struggling to stay independent. Rukajärven Tie isn´t about Finland or finnish people like the earlier finnish war movies. This kind of story could be placed to almost any war that has been fought during the last hundred years. It´s a story about what war can do to us humans. In photographical sense this film is magnificent. The most impressive scene in this film is the one that has the same setting as the Leonardo´s famous painting of the Lord´s Supper. This film has lots of symbolics in it and is a rewarding but not an easy film to watch.
Storyline
Set during the World War 2. In the summer of 1941 the Finnish army crosses the border of Russia. A platoon led by Lt. Eero Perkola goes through the wilderness around the Lieksa lake to search for Russian defensive positions. The platoon kills some Russian civilians and rests in a newly conquered village. There Lt. Perkola meets his fiancée Kaarina, who is serving in the Women's Auxilary Corps (Lotta). Then the platoon continues with the mission, but a message about Kaarina's possible death reaches Lt. Perkola. The message causes Perkola to become distracted during the mission.
Watch Ambush (1999) : Full Length It is the summer of 1941 and the Finnish army has been mobilized along the border with Russia. A platoon led by Lt. Eero Perkola is waiting for orders to go on the offensive. The platoon receives orders for a recon mission through the wilderness around the Lieksa lake to search for possible Russian defensive positions.
Release Date : Jan 22, 1999
Runtime : 123 minutes
Genres : Drama, War, Foreign
Production Countries : Finland
Casts : Peter Franzén, Irina Björklund, Kari Heiskanen, Kari Väänänen, Tommi Eronen
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