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' (English: Silence''''') is a 2011 Finnish war docudrama film directed by Sakari Kirjavainen and set in winter and spring 1944, near the end of the Continuation War.

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A drama between people under unconventional circumstances. In the Second World War Finland was the only nation who brought casualties killed-in-action back to be buried at home. These actions were carried out by men and women working in assembly centres near enemy lines. Silence is a story of a group of people in a limbo between life and death, in a mental no-man's- land, where heaven and hell, horror and joy, love and fear touch each other.

Released: 2011-12-09112 minDir: Sakari KirjavainenDrama, WarBudget: $2.1M

Cast

  • Joonas Saartamo as Eino Lahtela
  • Lauri Tilkanen as Antti Salonen
  • Joanna Haartti as Siiri Virtanen
  • Terhi Suorlahti as Jaana
  • Ilkka Heiskanen as Korpikangas
  • Sinikka Mokkila as Kuppari-Miina

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Ratings

IMDb

6.6/10

475 votes

Year
2011
Runtime
110 min
Genres
Drama, War

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' (English: Silence''''') is a 2011 Finnish war docudrama film directed by Sakari Kirjavainen and set in winter and spring 1944, near the end of the Continuation War.

==Plot== Starring Finnish actors Joonas Saartamo, Joanna Haartti, Lauri Tilkanen, Terhi Suorlahti, Ilkka Heiskanen, Sinikka Mokkila and Kari Hakala, the film details the life and times of the members of a specialized Finnish army unit, commanded by a priest, whose difficult and dangerous assignment is to recover dead soldiers from the front lines, prepare their often frozen bodies for burial, and deliver them to their hometowns and families for funeral and burial. The film covers the daily lives, romances, and intrigues of the soldiers and their civilian female helpers attached to the unit, including the extreme dangers connected with their jobs. Near the end of the film, the unit's field morgue is about to be overrun; and the soldiers must take quick action to save their own lives and evacuate the growing collection of dead soldiers the unit are preparing for their final resting places.

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