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Cast & Crew

Pekka Parikka
Director
Matti Onnismaa
As Veikko Korpela
Vesa Vierikko
As Jussi Kantola
Pertti Sveholm
As Antti Jouppi
Esko Salminen
As Matti Laurila
Ville Virtanen
As Jaakko Rajala
Martti Suosalo
As Arvi Huhtala

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In the depths of winter, Finland stands alone against the mighty Soviet Union. Martti and Paavo Hakala, two brothers from a small farming town, join the fight as reservists in the Finnish army. They face an enemy unlike any other, with superior numbers and weaponry. As the battle rages on, the brothers witness the horrors of war and the true meaning of sacrifice. Will they be able to hold their ground and defend their homeland against impossible odds?

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Winter War include Full Metal Jacket, Platoon, Schindler's List, Fat Man and Little Boy, Grave of the Fireflies, The Killing Fields.

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The Winter War was released in theaters on December 30, 1989.