Ambush (1999) ( Rukajärven tie )

Ambush (1999) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Rukajärven tie
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Moscow International Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )
Finnish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
117 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1999 and produced in:
Finland ( Scandinavia, Iceland )

Directed By:
Olli Saarela

Written By:
Olli Saarela
Antti Tuuri

Actors:
Peter Franzén ..... Eero Perkola
Irina Bjorklund ..... Kaarina Vainikainen
Kari Heiskanen ..... Jussi Lukkari
Taisto Reimaluoto ..... Unto Saarinen
Kari Väänänen ..... Tauno Snicker
Tommi Eronen ..... Simo Karppinen
Pekka Heikkinen ..... Evert Rönkkö
Pekka Huotari ..... Martti Raassina
Tero Jartti ..... Moilanen
Rauno Juvonen ..... Hämäläinen
Arttu Kapulainen ..... Ville Snicker
Matti Laitinen ..... Knihti
Petri Manninen ..... Ahti Heikkinen
Kristo Salminen ..... Kukkonen
Kari-Pekka Toivonen ..... Leinonen

Synopsis:

The brutal effect of war on ordinary people is the subtext of this World War II drama from Finland. Perkola (Peter Franzen) is the leader of a small Finnish platoon sent on a mission into Russian territory in 1942. Perkola has been terribly upset since he was told that his fiancée, a nurse, was killed in battle. As the war progresses, Perkola finds that he and his men are slowly becoming capable of acts of shocking violence he would have believed unthinkable as a civilian. Rukajarven tie/Ambush received enthusiastic notices for its excellent photography and realistic battle scenes in its screenings at the 1999 Gothenburg Film Festival.

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.

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