It is the year 1915, and five Finnish men ski to Sweden via the Gulf of Bothnia to get military training in Germany. Among the men are Martti and Kalpa from the 27th Army Ranger Battalion.

Is it worth your time? If you have a thing for historical melodramas with enough love triangles to make your head spin, sure. Watch it. If you want a straightforward war movie, look elsewhere. This is for the patient viewer who doesn't mind a plot that feels like it’s being pulled in three directions at once. ☕ Honest...


Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Kalle Kaarna

Wilfred Lucas
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"Is it worth your time? If you have a thing for historical melodramas with enough love triangles to make your head spin, sure. Watch it. If you want a straightforward war movie, look elsewhere. This is for the patient viewer who doesn't mind a plot that feels like it’s being pulled in three directions at once. ☕ Honestly, the whole setup of skiing across the Gulf of Bothnia is the highlight. There’s something so stark and lonely about those early scenes. Once they hit the Golden Anchor café, tho..."

Tauno Palo
Kalle Kaarna, Sam Sihvo
Finland

1930 · IMDb 4.9

