Movies and TvShows featuring "karelia" theme.
Land of Hope is a drama set in rural Finland in the 1940s and 1950s. It follows the lives of a war veteran, his wife, and their struggles to rebuild their lives after the war. The movie explores themes of love, gender roles, family dynamics, and the impact of war on individuals and society.
A documentary film about the Karelo-Finnish SSR.
During the Continuation War, a Finnish soldier struggles with war weariness and friendships while fighting on the Eastern Front.
Unknown Soldier (2018) is a TV show set during World War II, following a Finnish soldier who fights against the Soviet Union in the Continuation War. The show explores the hardships and sacrifices of the Finnish military and the impact of war on soldiers and their families. It delves into themes of patriotism, friendship, and the realities of war.
In this fantasy film based on Finnish folklore, a group of villagers must confront an evil sorcerer who has frozen the earth. With the help of a brave blacksmith and a wise old wizard, they embark on a journey to save their land and restore balance.
In 1930s Soviet Union, a Finnish man is kidnapped and forced to work on a collective farm. As he tries to survive, he witnesses the violence, fear, and oppression of the communist regime, ultimately facing execution.
Late 40’s after the war. Strange languaged and religioned immigrants fleeing from Karelia region are hated by Finns in the countryside. 19-year old Anni is living her life wanting to forget the war and hostility surrounding her. Falling in love with a man who hasn’t left fighting, threatens Anni’s whole family’s future and hope for mutual forgiveness..
In the summer of 1941, the Karelian youths Wist and Anttala decide to seek family silver hidden under Wist's home behind the border line of the truce.
In 17th-century Pohjola, young Antti Puuhaara is looking for himself, because he has grown up with no knowledge of his childhood. Two actors, the tragedian and the comedian, who were banished from Tsarist Russia to Karelia, had predicted to the crooked merchant Markki Bohattov that Antti's fate would become intertwined with his own. When Antti falls in love with Bohattov's daughter Darja, the father has to arrange for her to marry the tar merchant Arho Mustahatu.
Finland’s first nature documentary. The filmmakers’ expedition leads them all the way to the Åland Islands and the Karelian Isthmus.
When the head of a family in Karelia, Finland is threatened with eviction, the strong-willed matriarch embarks on a road trip to confront a criminal gang and protect her family's honor. Along the way, she searches for happiness and confronts the challenges of maintaining family relationships and legacy.
Set in the year 1918 during the Finnish Civil War, The Border is a drama centered around the lives of Finnish soldiers, border guards, and residents of the border region of Karelia. The story explores themes of duty, love, and nationhood as it follows the experiences of a military officer, a border patrol guard, and a Finnish Red Guard soldier. Amidst the violence and uncertainty of the war, they navigate border crossings, illegal activities, prison camps, and the birth of a new nation.
An American, with a past as a successful musician, makes a living by playing at weddings and the likes in Germany. Then he gets an offer to tour in East Europe. During his travels he gets insight and finds true love.
A rare documentary that shows how Soviet war propaganda presented the events of the Finnish front in 1941–1944. The main emphasis is on the resolution of the war. The film contains plenty of unique footage of the final stages of the Continuation War.
Evakko is a portrayal of Soviet-Finnish winter war of 1939/40 and the associated evacuations in different parts of the country. It tells the story of a Karelian family along with their whole village who were forced to leave their homes because of the war. The film has a surprisingly perky tone for the subject matter.
Juha lives together with younger woman Marja. Juha loves her, but Marja seems to belong to somewhere else. Things get complicated when casanova Shemeikka arrives from strange lands and takes Marja away with him.
Irma has been sent to the front immediately after her marriage to Erik Vuori. Irma and her new "Lotta" companions find themselves in many dangerous situations during the fighting of the Continuation War. Irma is also concerned about Erik's loyalty.
A war movie that takes place in Finnish Karelia in 1944.
Story of Aate Pitkänen, a idealistic Canadian-Finn who went to Soviet Karelia.