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Taistelujen tie

1960

A sober, archival chronicle of war told through maps, voices and frontline photographs, instructive and quietly heavy rather than dramatic.

Directed by: Risto Orko, Keijo Mikola
Genres: War, Documentary
Starring: Hilkka Helinä, Matti Tuura, C. G. E. Mannerheim

Overview: The film depicts Finland's actions in the Winter War and Continuation War using a compilation of material collected from narrators, map images, and TK photographers.

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Directed by: Risto Orko, Keijo Mikola
Genres: War, Documentary
Starring: Hilkka Helinä, Matti Tuura, C. G. E. Mannerheim

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
survival
fate
death
politics
Places: military
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence strong
Sex none

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Realism	9
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Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: war, documentary
Directed by: Risto Orko, Keijo Mikola, Sakari Salokangas
Written by: Keijo Mikola, Risto Orko, Sakari Salokangas
Starring: Hilkka Helinä, Matti Tuura, C. G. E. Mannerheim, Risto Ryti, Kyösti Kallio, Juho Kusti Paasikivi, Edwin Linkomies, Jukka Rangell
Music: Harry Bergström
Cinematography: Peter Atteman, Heikki Aho
Country: Finland
Languages: Finnish

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