I watched the second Åke Lindman directed movie about Finland during WWII. This movie depicts the events leading up to the biggest battle in Scandinavia during the second world war. The battle at Tali-Ihantala in the summer of 1944. Finland managed to stave off the Red Army's attack on the Karelian Isthmus. It was a heroic battle regardless of the political disputes. If looked upon as David against Goliath it showed why my admiration for Finland is still so great to this day. Finland found itself on the wrong side of the good people at the end of the war, many say Finland had no options but using Hitler. Regardless, Finland kept it's freedom somewhat intact during the cold war and Soviets domination of Eastern Europe.
The movie itself is not as good as the previous Åke Lindman movie about the winter war. It is lacking in plot and the battle scenes are not as good. Budgetary problems maybe. Even so, it's a movie worth seeing for anyone with an interest in world war II.
