Ambush (1999 film)
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Directed by | Olli Saarela |
Screenplay by | Olli Saarela Antti Tuuri |
Based on | Novel by Antti Tuuri |
Produced by | |
Starring | Peter Franzén Irina Björklund Kari Heiskanen Taisto Reimaluoto Kari Väänänen Tommi Eronen |
Cinematography | |
Edited by | Olli Soinio |
Music by | Tuomas Kantelinen |
Distributed by | |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
Country | Finland |
Language | Finnish |
Budget | US$ 13 million |
Ambush (Finnish: Rukajärven tie) is a 1999 Finnish war film directed by Olli Saarela. Literally "Road of Rukajärvi", the film debuted on 22 January 1999 in Finland, after which it was released internationally. The film is based on a book written by Antti Tuuri and its leads are played by Peter Franzén as Lt. Eero Perkola and Irina Björklund as Kaarina Vainikainen, Lt. Perkola's love.
Rukajärvi (Rugozero) is a municipality (as well as a lake) in Karelia, Russia, and it was occupied by the Finnish Army during the Continuation War of 1941–44.
Cast[]
- Peter Franzén as Lieutenant Eero Perkola
- Irina Björklund as Lotta Kaarina Vainikainen
- Kari Heiskanen as Lance Corporal Jussi Lukkari
- Taisto Reimaluoto as Corporal Unto Saarinen
- Kari Väänänen as Corporal Tauno Snicker
- Tommi Eronen as Private Simo Karppinen
- Pekka Heikkinen as Corporal Evert Rönkkö
- as Private Martti Raassina
- Tero Jartti as Private Moilanen
- as Private Hämäläinen
Awards[]
The film won seven Jussi Awards in 2000 including Best Film, Best Direction, Best Photography, Best Edit, Best Staging, Best Sound Design and Best Score. The film was also entered into the 21st Moscow International Film Festival.[1]
See also[]
- Winter War
- Talvisota (film) a film of another Antti Tuuri novel about Finland's Winter War
References[]
- ^ "21st Moscow International Film Festival (1999)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-03-22. Retrieved 2013-03-23.
External links[]
- 1999 films
- Finnish-language films
- Continuation War
- Eastern Front of World War II films
- Films based on Finnish novels
- Films set in Russia
- Finnish films
- Finnish war films
- Films directed by Olli Saarela
- Films scored by Tuomas Kantelinen
- 1990s war films
- Finnish World War II films
- Finnish film stubs
- World War II film stubs