Raja 1918

Nov 30 2007 N/A 1h 54m
Drama, History, Romance

The young man must set up a clear border between Finland and Russia, white and red, enemy and friend, us and them. While the task seems clear he finds out the execution of his command in concrete situations is very difficult. Right choices turn out to be wrong ones and correcting them make things worse.

Plot

"Raja 1918", also known as "The Border", is a Finnish war drama film directed by Lauri Törhönen set in the immediate aftermath of the Finnish Civil War of 1918. It is spring of 1918. A young scientist and officer, captain von Munck (Martin Bahne), is sent to the village of Rajajoki to close the border between the newly independent Finland and Russia under Bolshevik revolution.

Written by

Aleksi Bardy, Jörn Donner, Lauri Törhönen

Directed by

Lauri Törhönen

Cast

Martin Bahne, Minna Haapkylä, Tommi Korpela

Crew

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Production Countries

Russia, Finland

Production Companies

Canal+, The Border Productions

Languages

suomi

Awards

2 wins & 4 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
1,009
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA