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The Winter War

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1989 | 189 min | Drama, War

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for history buffs. If you loved The Guns of Navarone or The Longest Day, start here.
The mood
Intense.
The pace
Unhurried and epic, at 3 hr 9 min.
What might put you off
  • It's long: 3 hr 9 min.
  • It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

After Nazi Germany invades Poland in September 1939, Russia attacks Finland two months later. Finnish reservists leave home and go to war. Brothers Martti and Paavo Hakala, farmers from the municipality of Kauhava in the province of Pohjanmaa/Ostrobothnia, serve in a Finnish platoon.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.9 out of 10

  • AwardsWeak

    0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 13K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Pekka Parikka

  • Taneli MäkeläMartti Hakala
  • Vesa VierikkoJussi Kantola
  • Timo TorikkaPentti Saari
  • Heikki PaavilainenVilho Erkkilä
  • Antti RaivioErkki Somppi
  • Esko KoveroJuho Pernaa
  • Martti SuosaloArvi Huhtala
  • Markku HuhtamoAatos Laitila
  • Matti OnnismaaVeikko Korpela
  • Konsta MäkeläPaavo Hakala