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.
Top Cast
Taneli Mäkelä as Martti Hakala
Vesa Vierikko as Jussi Kantola
Timo Torikka as Pentti Saari
Esko Kovero as Juho ”Jussi” Pernaa
Antti Raivio as Erkki Somppi
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