About this release
Okänd soldat | Tuntematon Sotilas | The Unknown Soldier (2017) Directed by Aku Louhimies, The Unknown Soldier is a Finnish war film based on Väinö Linnas classic book Tuntematon sotilas. Set during the Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet Union, the film follows soldiers in a Finnish machine gun company across the Karelian front from 1941 to 1944. The film combines World War II combat, Finnish wartime history and war drama focused on comradeship, survival and the human cost of war. Från IMDB: A film adaptation of Väinö Linnas best selling novel The Unknown Soldier (1954) and the novels unedited manuscript version, Sotaromaani.
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Disc 1
DVD
The Unknown Soldier (2017)
8 min
Documentary
An intimate investigation of World War II soviet veteran, 92-year-old Newsak Weis or as he prefers, just Uncle Nusya. The mission is to discover a real person under the armor of medals and the role model of a hero.
Credits
Director
Efim Graboy
Writer
Efim Graboy
Cinematographer
Daniel Binsted
Editor
Efim Graboy
Release Details
- Packaging
- Keep Case
Images
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- August 10, 2026