In 1941, a Finnish army conscript named Rokka is sent to the front lines to fight against the Soviet Union. He experiences the hardships of war, forms relationships with his fellow soldiers, and witnesses the brutality of the conflict. As the war drags on, Rokka is confronted with the realities of death and loss, leading him to question the purpose and futility of war.
The Earth Is a Sinful Song is a powerful drama that takes place in Finnish Lapland in the 1940s. It explores themes of love, loss, and the harsh realities of life in a remote and unforgiving landscape. The story follows a young woman who becomes pregnant out of wedlock and the challenges she faces in a society that is unforgiving and judgmental. As she navigates relationships, confronts her own sexuality, and grapples with the expectations placed upon her, the film paints a poignant and deeply human portrait of one woman's struggle for acceptance and happiness.
Eeva, the strong-willed and ambitious businesswoman, dreams to build a spa called Paradiso Baltica.
Based on a novel by the late Finnish writer Timo Mukka, this simple story focuses on what happens when Milka (Irma Huntus), a girl barely out of childhood, gets pregnant by Ojanen (Matti Turunen) a rustic fieldhand. Her own mother had been hoping to marry Ojanen, and her daughter's pregnancy turns their lives around. Set in the Lapp country of northern Finland, the scenery is breathtaking, made even more so by the isolation of the region. A sense of natural solitude is underscored by a slow-moving dialogue interspersed with long silences, and the connection between nature and the dialogue is underscored as the young Milka recites poetry while out in the countryside. The fate of Milka and her mother, however, is connected to the decision that Ojanen makes at the end.
The film follows a boy and the relationship between his birth mother and step mother. Based on the novels by Aapeli.
The boisterous good humor of Jurmala, the nickel-mine owner, is, if anything, only barely dented by the raging battles in Finland before, during and after World War Two. In fact, everywhere he goes, he meets prospective customers on all sides of the conflict with his all-inclusive greeting "Friends, Comrades." Indeed, the resource he is wrenching from the earth's bowels is necessary to all forms of industrial activity, and is especially necessary for military applications. Thus, he has no reason to fear that he will ever run out of customers. This doesn't prevent him from using every possible means to entice them. At home, his relationship with his wife is not so prosperous, and they resort to some extraordinary means to try and keep on an even keel.
Sotaerakko follows the story of a group of civilians who are left behind in the border region during the bombing raids. They struggle to survive in the harsh winter wilderness, facing loneliness and cabin fever. The film highlights the resilience of the human spirit in the face of war.
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