Another great movie coming from the north, touching and tender story inspired by real events. During the WW II a large number of finnish kids were sent to Sweden for their own protection.
The movie offers a fine observation on how the event affects a child and the family that ...( read more)
Aino-Maija Tikkanen,
Esko Salminen,
J. Christoffer Slotte,
Kari-Pekka Toivonen,
Maria Lundqvist
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Recounts a momentous event in Finnish history. During World War II, eighty thousand children were sent to neighbouring Sweden and Denmark for their protection. Alienated and unfamiliar with the langua...( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 7, 2007
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August 26, 2009
very touching war drama! i saw it on tv and i was suprised at first because of the language but it's really not truth that only english language movies are good. great black and white changes of time - present and past and good actors.
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August 25, 2008
lovely, its absolitly heart touching! i actually cried with this one! another perspective of the world war II!
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