Mother of Mine (
2005) | IMDb:
7.6
1943: Nine-year-old Eero whose father is killed during the war is brought to Sweden to foster parents to his protection like thousands of other Finnish children. Eero feels lost, particularly as his foster mother Signe behaves very unfriendly. She was expecting a little girl and still mourns for her daughter who drowned in the sea.
Starring:
Topi Majaniemi
,
Marjaana Maijala
,
Maria Lundqvist
,
Michael Nyqvist
,
Esko Salminen
,
Aino-Maija Tikkanen
The Winter War (
1989) | IMDb:
7.6
Russia attacked Finland in late November 1939. This film tells the story of a Finnish platoon of reservists from the municipality of Kauhava in the province of Pohjanmaa/Ostrobothnia who leave their homes and go to war. The film focuses on the farmer brothers Martti and Paavo Hakala.
Starring:
Taneli Mäkelä
,
Vesa Vierikko
,
Timo Torikka
,
Heikki Paavilainen
,
Antti Raivio
,
Esko Kovero
Kultainen vasikka (
1961) | IMDb:
6.2
Finnish period comedy set to the times of WW I. Based on a play by Maria Jotuni.
Directed by:
Ritva Arvelo