The continuation war was fought with fury by Finland in a somewhat bothersome alliance with Hitlers Germany. If you are in to the non Hollywood glorification of war movies this is for you. It is done in a documentary style based on real people and real events. It has no love story or any sugarcoating at all. It is raw, uncensored war. It is telling the story of the Swedish speaking Infantry regiment 61. It is mainly based on Harry Järv's photos from the front lines. It is taking place on the front line at Svir in nowadays Russian Karelia. I have to say that I am biased as I do have family ancestry from Finland. I do believe this movie will interest anyone with a slight interest in WWII events.
It is not as good as the "Winter War movie from 1989, but it is better than Edvin Laine's 1955 movie Tuntematon Sotilas., (The Unknown Soldier), which curiously starred the director Åke Lindman. Anyhow, all three movies are recommended. They will not be easy to find in the U.S though.
