It's the last night of 1899. In Helsingfors they celebrate the new millennium.
If you have a soft spot for old, dusty European dramas about patriotism and family sacrifice, Johan Ulfstjerna is definitely worth your time tonight. But if you hate slow-moving black-and-white films where people stare intensely into the distance while fake snow falls outside, you should probably skip this one. The mo...
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"If you have a soft spot for old, dusty European dramas about patriotism and family sacrifice, Johan Ulfstjerna is definitely worth your time tonight. But if you hate slow-moving black-and-white films where people stare intensely into the distance while fake snow falls outside, you should probably skip this one. The movie starts on New Year's Eve in 1899. Everyone is celebrating the turn of the century in Helsingfors, but there's this heavy, nervous feeling in the air. The Russian governor is t..."
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