Unknown Soldier
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“Finland, behold, thy daylight now is dawning.”
The film follows Finnish army machine gun company in Continuation War against Soviet Union, 1941–1944. Based on Väinö Linna's best selling novel Tuntematon Sotilas (The Unknown Soldier) and the novel's uncensored version, Sotaromaani (A War Novel).
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Cast
122 people
Eero Aho
Rokka
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Johannes Holopainen
Kariluoto
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Heavy Trip
Jussi Vatanen
Koskela
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Fallen Leaves
Lapland Odyssey
Aku Hirviniemi
Hietanen
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Deadwind
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Hannes Suominen
Vanhala
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Unknown Soldier
All the Sins
Arttu Kapulainen
Susi
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Sisu
Deadwind
Paula Vesala
Lyyti
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Unknown Soldier
Little Wing
Samuel Vauramo
Lammio
Samuli Vauramo
Lammio
Known for
The American
War of the Dead
Joonas Saartamo
Lahtinen
Known for
White Lines
The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki
Juho Milonoff
Honkajoki
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Queen of Fucking Everything
Andrei Alén
Rahikainen
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Rebellion
The Wait
Aku Louhimies Director · Jari Rantala Screenplay Väinö Linna Author
Worldwide gross $16M · Budget $8M · First release October 27, 2017
Box office
Budget
$8,000,000
Worldwide gross
$15,550,000
Gross vs. budget
1.9×
Production
SCOPE Pictures
Production
Elokuvaosakeyhtiö Suomi 2017
Production
Kvikmyndafélag Íslands
Production
Iceland · Finland · Belgium
Produced in
Sotaelokuva
Working title
Languages
Original title
Tuntematon sotilas
Original language
Finnish
Spoken on screen
Finnish
Release dates
Finland · October 27, 2017
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
May 3, 2018 · Theatrical
Denmark
April 19, 2018 · Theatrical
France
December 2, 2020 · Physical
Germany
October 26, 2018 · Physical · BluRay
Japan
June 22, 2019 · Digital
Slovakia
May 3, 2018 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 13, 2019 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 6, 2017 · Theatrical
April 16, 2018 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
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