Is The Winter War sad?

Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Winter War violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Winter War scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Winter War easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Winter War end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Winter War

Name: The Winter War
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1989
Duration: 189 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Taneli Mäkelä, Vesa Vierikko, Timo Torikka, Heikki Paavilainen, Antti Raivio

They held back the Russian Juggernaut in a frozen Hell!

Directed by Pekka Parikka

Produced by National-Filmi

1989189 min6.9 / 10

A grim, historically grounded war drama following Finnish brothers defending their homeland against Soviet invasion, balancing intimate human bonds with the brutality of combat.

After Nazi Germany invades Poland in September 1939, Russia attacks Finland two months later. Finnish reservists leave home and go to war. Brothers Martti and Paavo Hakala, farmers from the municipality of Kauhava in the province of Pohjanmaa/Ostrobothnia, serve in a Finnish platoon.

Clusters

Working-Class Loyalty and Betrayal Trapped Heroes Fighting Back Trapped by Fate, Undone by History Soldiers Facing Wartime Hardship Historical War Movies

Genres

Drama War

Keywords

Based On Novel Or Book World War Ii Finnish Winter War

Questions people ask

Is The Winter War sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is The Winter War violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is The Winter War scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is The Winter War easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Does The Winter War end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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