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In the winter of 1939 to 40, tiny Finland held back the might of the Soviet army which stormed the Finland borders with massive tank and artillery firepower, a large air force and well armed infantry. The war continued relentlessly for 105 days, in extreme conditions, through an exceptionally cold and hostile winter. Against all the odds the Finns held strong and this historic battle has come to be known as the Finnish Miracle. Made in 1989, The Winter War was the first real, bloody, hard-hitter of a WW2 movie. It inspired a new generation of war movie realism by recounting war from the soldiers point of view; exposing their lives, their feelings and the visceral experiences of the front-line.
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A monumental task... this is the true nature of war --Beyondhollywood.com
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52 of 52 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The "Talvisota" is the war fought by Finland against USSR during winter 1939-1940. The conflict ended, logically, by a Soviet victory but still stands as a Finnish victory thanks to the brilliant resistance offered.
The movie "Talvisota" follows a group of Finnish reservists from the same region, including two brothers, from the pre-war mobilization on through the journey to the line and the terrifying battles on the border. Made in 1989, at a time when the USSR wasn't any more the threat it was from the 1940' on, it's not a nationalist film but a truly honest reenactment of 1939-1940 Finland with ordinary men responding to their country call to arms. The fact "Talvisota" was made with only finnish actors, unknown for anybody outside Finland, helps. "Talvisota" shows no special mission or decisive raid but the dangerous life of simple soldiers, from one spot to another.
It's an astonishing movie from the historical point of view. The massive Russian attacks are quite impressive, with real Soviet T-26 light tanks.
The movie is a long one - more than 3 hours - but is truly fascinating.
The movie "Talvisota" follows a group of Finnish reservists from the same region, including two brothers, from the pre-war mobilization on through the journey to the line and the terrifying battles on the border. Made in 1989, at a time when the USSR wasn't any more the threat it was from the 1940' on, it's not a nationalist film but a truly honest reenactment of 1939-1940 Finland with ordinary men responding to their country call to arms. The fact "Talvisota" was made with only finnish actors, unknown for anybody outside Finland, helps. "Talvisota" shows no special mission or decisive raid but the dangerous life of simple soldiers, from one spot to another.
It's an astonishing movie from the historical point of view. The massive Russian attacks are quite impressive, with real Soviet T-26 light tanks.
The movie is a long one - more than 3 hours - but is truly fascinating.
23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
For scale and sheer remorseless grim-reality you cannot fault Winter War. It looks fantastic. My only slight gripe would be the sub-title translation, which seems a bit odd at times, and you can loose the plot because the dialogue becomes lost in translation.
Still, just sit back watch the visuals. Speilberg had obviosuly watched it before make Ryan...
Still, just sit back watch the visuals. Speilberg had obviosuly watched it before make Ryan...
20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The history about the war between Finland and Russia during the world wars is told strongly and honestly in this movie. Obviously the concentration is on Finlands side, it being the small, "David" against the big and powerful Russia. Characters are realistic, and the stor manages to show believably the horrors of war. There is no signs of the "american way" of commericialising or making the war beautiful, luckily enough.
A must for everybody interested in the world history.
A must for everybody interested in the world history.
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Bad picture quality
This DVD has bad picture quality. Like it would have been taken behind a canvas.
After purchasing I found that I already had this movie published by another company (Finnkino)... Read more
After purchasing I found that I already had this movie published by another company (Finnkino)... Read more
Published 1 month ago by JF
Poor Quality
Im sure this is a great film but I have just started watching it and the picture quality of the DVD is shocking. Read more
Published 3 months ago by T. KELLY
Winter war !!!!
Poor film, do not bye! Poor picture, poor sound, poor subtitles and in a nut shell hard to watch, sorry!!
Published 4 months ago by P. Stobbs
In the fine tradition of Finnish war movies but sadly only the...
The Winter War (based on the same name novel by Antti Tuuri (The Winter War)), is a pretty grim, realistic and not very glorifying or hero worshiping type of war movie from... Read more
Published 6 months ago by AK
5 stars for the original version. Only 3 for this abbreviated version.
The other reviewers have pretty much summed up this film which tells part of the story of Finlands role in the early months of World War 2. Read more
Published 9 months ago by D. M. Kneller
Dont bother
It was such a poor film i don't feel inclined to say to much other than i persevered for over an hour before realising that although this depicts an epic struggle by Finland, it... Read more
Published 11 months ago by David Kidd
Best most realistic war film of Russian theatre of war 1939-45!
I'm 55 and have been watching war films all my life. My dad was in the film industry before the war so war films were what we watched. Read more
Published 12 months ago by P. Andrews
Worth watching
Really enjoyed this one. Nice build up to the war which set the seen well and build up sence of doom but firm resistance the fins had at the time. Read more
Published 12 months ago by EGGY6198
is there a part two?
An important piece of history graphically portrayed but was rather disappointed with the abrupt ending. Do they go home (those that are left!) ? Read more
Published 12 months ago by Tarzana Kid
"Talvisota", the war they call the Finnish Miracle
Following the signing of the 1939 Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact between Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Russia, much of eastern Europe was divided into what were called 'spheres of... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Lance Grundy
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