Ambush

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Ambush

1999

1h 40m

War

Drama

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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.

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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razvan p

not much of a script

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Bra men lite typisk finsk krigsfilm

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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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

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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

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Olli Saarela

Director

Peter Franzén

Lieutenant Eero Perkola

Irina Björklund

Lotta Kaarina Vainikainen

Kari Heiskanen

Lance Corporal Jussi Lukkari

Taisto Reimaluoto

Corporal Unto Saarinen

Kari Väänänen

Corporal Tauno Snicker

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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