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, producer = Kristian Taska , writer =

Kristian Taska , screenplay = , story = , based_on = , starring =

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Finland , language = Estonian , budget = 19 million

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Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

n 2002 film directed by

. It is based on the novel of the same name written by

Albert Kivikas Albert Kivikas ( in Groß-St. Johannis, Livonia, Russian Empire – 19 May 1978 in Lund) was an Estonian writer and journalist. He is best known as the author of the book '' Names in Marble'' ( et, "Nimed marmortahvlil"), the subject of which i ...

in 1936 about the

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fought in 1918–1920.

Plot summary

Despite peaceful speeches, the army of the

Soviet Russian The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...

is attacking Estonia, and the country's government is declaring a

mobilization Mobilization is the act of assembling and readying military troops and supplies for war. The word ''mobilization'' was first used in a military context in the 1850s to describe the preparation of the Prussian Army. Mobilization theories and ...

for all. Henn Ahas, the son of a poor family, hesitates to go to war because he does not know whether he will follow his brother to the Red Guards or join the government forces alongside his schoolmates. Ahas is unrelated to either, and is later captured by Red Guards forces, and in captivity, Ahas meets the young

bourgeois The bourgeoisie ( , ) is a social class, equivalent to the middle or upper middle class. They are distinguished from, and traditionally contrasted with, the proletariat by their affluence, and their great cultural and financial capital. They ...

girl Marta.

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officer Sulo Kallio, who is aiming for government forces, release Ahas and Marta, and they escape. On the escape route, Ahas must choose on whose side he fights.

Cast

* Henn Ahas –

* Ants Ahas –

* Marta – Hele Kõre * Käsper –

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* Tääker – Anti Reinthal * Mugur –

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* Miljan –

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* Martinson – Karol Kuntsel * Kohlapuu –

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* Karakull – Guido Kangur * Konsap –

Argo Aadli Argo Aadli (born 12 April 1980) is an Estonian theatre and film actor. Biography Education and career Born in Kunda, Estonia, Aadli graduated from the Higher Theatre School of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in 2002. Aadli has worke ...

* Käämer – Bert Raudsep * Sulo Kallio –

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* Captain –

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* Militia unit leader –

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* Battalion commander (

Karl Einbund Kaarel Eenpalu (until 1935 Karl August Einbund) (, in Paju talu, Vesneri Parish (now Tartu Parish), Kreis Dorpat, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire – 27 January 1942, in Kirov Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR) was an Estonian journalist, poli ...

)Karl Hein. Ajaloolised isikud eesti ilukirjanduses. Estada, Tallinn, 2012. Lk 242 (in Estonian) – Martin Veinmann

References

External links

* * 2002 films Films set in Estonia Estonian war drama films Finnish war films Films based on Estonian novels Films directed by Elmo Nüganen Films shot in Estonia {{war-film-stub