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The Border

1 hr. 54 min. | Drama, History | N/A

The dawn of Finnish independence, the spring of 1918, the end of the Finnish Civil War. Captain von Munk is sent to a small town by the river that will mark the border between Finland and the Soviet Union. Von Munk soon falls in love with his secretary, Maria Lint, a local village teacher who has secretly engaged himself to a Finnish Red Army refugee. The Wall, 1918 is a historical drama, a love story and a tale of the rebirth of the nation. It is a story about a man who is forced to choose between love and duty. A story about the long-awaited independence of the country and the division of the country to achieve this goal.

Lauri Törhönen

Lauri Törhönen

Režisierius Lauri Törhönen gimė Helsinkyje 1947 metais. Baigė režisūrą Helsinkio meno ir dizaino universitete 1976- aisiais. Nuo tada jis sukūrė ne vieną filmą televizijai ir didžiajam ekranui. Kaip ir daugelis kino menininkų, karjerą pradėjo dirbdamas asistentu (režisieriaus Warreno Beatty „Raudonieji“ („Reds“, 1981) ir Michaelio Aptedo „Gorkio parkas“ („Gorky park“, 1983). Nuo 1996 iki 2006 metų dirbo dekanu Kino, televizijos ir gamybos dizaino fakultete Helsinkio meno ir dizaino universitete.
Languages
Finnish
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Original title
Raja 1918
Produced
2008: Finland, Russia

Film information

Director
Lauri Törhönen
Screenplay
Aleksi Bardy, Lauri Törhönen, Jörn Donner
Music
Sergei Yevtushenko
Cinematography
Esa Vuorinen
Cast
Martin Bahne, Minna Haapkylä, Tommi Korpela, Leonid Mozgovoy
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