"Finland, behold, thy daylight now is dawning."

2017

2h 59m

7.5(200 votes)

War

Drama

Overview

The film follows Finnish army machine gun company in Continuation War against Soviet Union, 1941–1944. Based on Väinö Linna's best selling novel Tuntematon Sotilas (The Unknown Soldier) and the novel's uncensored version, Sotaromaani (A War Novel).

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Cast & Crew

121 members

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Eero Aho

Rokka

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Johannes Holopainen

Kariluoto

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Jussi Vatanen

Koskela

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Aku Hirviniemi

Hietanen

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Hannes Suominen

Vanhala

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Arttu Kapulainen

Susi

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Paula Vesala

Lyyti

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Samuli Vauramo

Lammio

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Joonas Saartamo

Lahtinen

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Juho Milonoff

Honkajoki

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Andrei Alén

Rahikainen

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Matti Ristinen

Sarastie

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Диана Пожарская

Vera

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Max Ovaska

Määttä

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Vincent Willestrand

Sihvonen

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Severi Saarinen

Lehto

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Eino Heiskanen

Riitaoja

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Jarkko Lahti

Viirilä

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Akseli Kouki

Salo

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Marketta Tikkanen

Sirkka

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Eemeli Louhimies

Asumaniemi

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Elias Gould

Ukkola

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Annika Stenvall

Kotilainen

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Oskar Pöysti

Sinkkonen

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Janne Virtanen

Karjula

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Pirkka-Pekka Petelius

Kaarna

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Turkka Mastomäki

Autio

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Leo Sjöman

Jalovaara

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Hemmo Karja

Mielonen

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Emil Hallberg

Kaukonen

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Benjamin Klemettinen

Mäntynen

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Kris Gummerus

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Maksim Pavlenko

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Mikko Töyssy

Mäkilä

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Telmo Suntila

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Aino Louhimies

Rauha

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Sointu Vestman

Terttu

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Nemias Mikkonen

Tenho

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Olavi Hagert

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Panu Korhonen

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Wille Komulainen

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Valtteri Roiha

Lautsalo

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Antti Lang

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Toni Wirtanen

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Joonas Snellman

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Siina Laine

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Sara Chafak

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Kari Takanen

Erik Heinrichs

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Jari Ovaskainen

Paavo Talvela

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Jan Engström

Woldemar Hägglund

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Juha Mälkki

Kustaa Tapola

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Arto Mäenmaa

William Häkli

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Jukka Ylitalo

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Ilkka Perheentupa

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Teemu Huuhtanen

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Niko Derome

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Pasi-Heikki Mikkola

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Antero Vartia

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Ksenia Lelesh

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Alina Tomnikov

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Alexandra Upornikova

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Eveliina Piippo

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Kukka Louhimies

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Aleksandre Goncharov Dias

Aleksei

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Inessa Kim

Tanja

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Mark Stipakov

Grisha

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Nika Savolainen

Nina

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Eeva Putro

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Tatu Sinisalo

Korhonen

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Konsta Väliheikki

Peltola

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Robert Ingman

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Oskari Sipola

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Tuomo Aho

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Mikko Nousiainen

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Saban Ramadani

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Eka Ruola

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Markku Laanti

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Pata Degerman

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Kristoffer Nuutinen

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Roman Baranov

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Vanja Drevitski

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Anssi Niemi

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Jaani Kekäläinen

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Jari Rantala

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Robin Packalen

Hauhia

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Lev Stipakov

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Marko Kämäräinen

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Robert Enckell

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Mikko Leppänen

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Roman Maksimuk

Baranov

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Lasse Lindberg

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Ossi Kivimäki

Ossi

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Aamu Jäntti

Toivo

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Elsi Ristinen

Terttu

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Pessi Mikkonen

Tenho

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Topi Lösönen

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Ursula Salo

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Hilkka Jukka

Alma

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Sara Paavolainen

Elina

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Seppo Pääkkönen

Akseli

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Samuli Hokkanen

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Verena Konttila

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Eemil Huikuri

Eero

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Tuomas Huikuri

Voitto

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Oskar Viitala

Toivo

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Matti Mikkola

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Alma Louhimies

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Elias Westerberg

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Arttu Soilumo

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Sami Harjula

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Jyrki Konola

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Jaakko Ohtonen

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Otto Pilli

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Frans Isotalo

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Samuel Laine

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Jussi Inkiläinen

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Eero Leichner

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Tuukka Leijavuori

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Joonas Kenttämies

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Mikko Kouki

Korpela

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Miska Kaukonen

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