Summaries

In World War II, a Finnish sniper is left chained to a rock by German soldiers, while a captain of the Red Army, en route to his court martial, is almost blown up by Russian planes. A Lapp woman gives shelter to both of them at her farm.

September of 1944, a few days before Finland went out of the Second World War. A chained to a rock Finnish sniper-kamikadze Veikko managed to set himself free. Ivan, a captain of the Soviet Army, arrested by the Front Secret Police 'Smersh', has a narrow escape. They are soldiers of the two enemy armies. A Lapp woman Anni gives a shelter to both of them at her farm. For Anni they are not enemies, but just men.—Sony Classics Site

Details

Keywords
  • russia
  • woman
  • lapland finland
  • lapland russia
  • chained
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • War
Release date Sep 11, 2002
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG-13
Countries of origin Russia
Language German Russian Finnish Saami
Filming locations Kandalaksha, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Production companies CTB Film Company

Box office

Budget $4000000
Gross US & Canada $243936
Opening weekend US & Canada $16473
Gross worldwide $480578

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 39m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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