Rukajärven tie

1999movie⏱️ 2h 3m

WarDrama

⭐ 6.7

IMDB Rating

4,659 votes

Set during the World War 2. In the summer of 1941 the Finnish army crosses the border of Russia. A platoon led by Lt. Eero Perkola goes through the wilderness around the Lieksa lake to search for Russian defensive positions. The platoon kills some Russian civilians and rests in a newly conquered village. There Lt. Perkola meets his fiancée Kaarina, who is serving in the Women's Auxilary Corps (Lotta). Then the platoon continues with the mission, but a message about Kaarina's possible death reaches Lt. Perkola. The message causes Perkola to become distracted during the mission.

Director

Olli Saarela

Writers

Olli Saarela, Antti Tuuri

Stars

Irina Björklund, Peter Franzén, Kari Heiskanen, Taisto Reimaluoto

Language

Finnish, Italian, Russian

Country

Finland

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🎭 Top Cast

Irina Björklund

as Lotta Kaarina Vainikainen

Peter Franzén

as Luutn. Eero Perkola

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Kari Heiskanen

as Korpr. Jussi Lukkari

Maria Järvenhelmi

as Lotta Sinikka Kauppila

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Minna Pirilä

as Lotta Marja Louhela

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Taisto Reimaluoto

as Alik. Unto Saarinen

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Lija Hakala

as Evakkotyttö

Kari Väänänen

as Alik. Tauno Snicker

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Maria Bogdanoff

as Vanha evakkonainen

Tommi Eronen

as Stm. Simo Karppinen

💰 Box Office

FIM 12,614,904

Production Budget

🎯 Categories

WarDramaFinnish

📖 Synopsis

Set during the World War 2. In the summer of 1941 the Finnish army crosses the border of Russia. A platoon led by Lt. Eero Perkola goes through the wilderness around the Lieksa lake to search for Russian defensive positions. The platoon kills some Russian civilians and rests in a newly conquered village. There Lt. Perkola meets his fiancée Kaarina, who is serving in the Women's Auxilary Corps (Lotta). Then the platoon continues with the mission, but a message about Kaarina's possible death reaches Lt. Perkola. The message causes Perkola to become distracted during the mission.