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Ambush

1999 1h 40m War Drama List
Reviews 58% Audience Score 500+ Ratings
During World War II, Finnish army Lieutenant Eero Perkola (Peter Franzén) is in charge of a platoon stationed along the Russo-Finnish border. They await instructions before attacking the Russians, and are told to form a reconnaissance mission. The men arrive at a nearby village, where Perkola reunites with his fiancée, Kaarina (Irina Björklund), a member of the women's auxiliary unit. After they pull out, Perkola receives terrible news that changes his entire outlook on the war. Read More Read Less

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Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times Affecting and wholly accessible, but it is as conventional as it is well-crafted. Rated: 3.5/5 Jun 5, 2002 Full Review Paul Malcolm L.A. Weekly [It has] a humanist touch that stands at odds with the film's wholesale demonizing of the scattered Soviet army. Oct 3, 2002 Full Review Luke Y. Thompson New Times A beautifully shot and finely acted movie, thankfully slower in pace than the typical post-Private Ryan American war film. Apr 4, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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lanfranco c Great war action moments. The develop of the characters is good, but the romantic plot is predictable. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member 11/29/16 Netflix DVD A good movie with realistic battle scenes. Worth watching. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review razvan p not much of a script Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Bra men lite typisk finsk krigsfilm Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member I really liked this film when I first saw it in theater back in 1999. However, on the second go I was amazed about the fact that the men were jsut cycling along the beautifull eastern border area. Beautiful images, but not that much happening. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member A really good foreign movie. Plenty of action, and romance. It also had some silly stuff which always makes me like movies even better. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis During World War II, Finnish army Lieutenant Eero Perkola (Peter Franzén) is in charge of a platoon stationed along the Russo-Finnish border. They await instructions before attacking the Russians, and are told to form a reconnaissance mission. The men arrive at a nearby village, where Perkola reunites with his fiancée, Kaarina (Irina Björklund), a member of the women's auxiliary unit. After they pull out, Perkola receives terrible news that changes his entire outlook on the war.
Director
Olli Saarela
Producer
Ilkka Matila, Marko Röhr
Screenwriter
Olli Saarela, Antti Tuuri
Production Co
Matila Röhr Productions (MRP)
Genre
War, Drama
Original Language
Finnish
Release Date (DVD)
Apr 23, 2002
Runtime
1h 40m