New movie, also posted in the authentic or fake thread

[Mattias]

Sorry about double posting but I thought it might deserve a thread of it's own.

And oops.. turns out it has already been posted on the general topics forum. I did make a search but I guess I didn't include said forum

Ahead of the front line

(my ad hoc translation)

The movie follows IR 61 (Infantry Regiment) that was manned by members of the Swedish speaking minority in Finland (known as Finland-Swedes in Sweden). It takes place in the Svir area and on the Karelian istmus during the period 1942-44.

Considering the quality of the war movies produced previously in Finland this could be a good one. If nothing else I have heard, first hand, that the direct involvement of the veterans meant that "everything" that happens in the movie happened in real life.

Take a look at quick time movie that can be downloaded on the middle right section of the page under "Filmtrailern", "Bredband-version" (25,8 MB).

M.

[ March 05, 2004, 05:45 AM: Message edited by: Mattias ]

[Little_Black_Devil]

This movie has been released?

Just wondering if I can order it somewhere - even if I don't understand a word of the language?

Thanks

[Sergei]

It just hit the theaters in Finland (and Sweden I take), I don't think it is available elsewhere yet. But presumably it will be available on DVD. At Amazon they even have Ambush which admittedly is not the best war movie beneath the sun, so probably "In front of the frontline" too.

And the next film by Åke Lindman, the director (as a bit of trivia, he also played in the 1954 version of Unknown Soldier) is going to be about the great battle of Tali-Ihantala in 1944. Now that's gotta be a blast... :cool: