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The Winter War

1991 1 seasons · 5 eps Finnish

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War & PoliticsDrama

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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. A five-part television miniseries extension of Pekka Parikka's 1989 film of the same name.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Taneli Mäkelä
Martti Hakala
Vesa Vierikko
Jussi Kantola
Timo Torikka
Pentti Saari
Esko Kovero
Juho ”Jussi” Pernaa
Antti Raivio
Erkki Somppi
Martti Suosalo
Arvi Huhtala
Markku Huhtamo
Aatos Laitila
Matti Onnismaa
Veikko Korpela

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Pekka Parikka

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MONEY

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1 season · 5 episodes total · ~5 per season.

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RUNTIME

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Short-form: under 10 episodes, so binge-completable in a weekend.

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RUNTIME

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Roughly 5 hours end-to-end — 1 full workdays of television.

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ERA

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Premiered 1991 and has since ended.

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WILD

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TMDB status: "Ended".

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CINEMA

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Show type: Miniseries.

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CAST

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Created by Pekka Parikka.

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CAST

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17 series regulars — a large ensemble that can carry branching arcs.

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The technical file

Seasons: 1
Total episodes: 5
Avg episode length: 55 min
Premiered: 1991-11-20
Last aired: 1991-12-18
Languages: Finnish, Russian
Countries: Finland

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