Finnish DVD - Fire and Ice

SKU: 68288
Finnish DVD - Fire and Ice

Finnish DVD - Fire and Ice

SKU: 68288
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This high-definition Finnish documentary film features authentic re-enactments of the Soviet Union's invasion of Finland and Finland's spirited 105-day defense in a "frozen hell". This Finnish DVD begins with the aerial bombardment of Helsinki, fires rage in the city and dazed citizens run for their lives. Poorly equipped Finnish troops face a massive Red Army attack almost three times larger than the Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day. The Russians are confident of a quick victory. A Finnish poet, an American volunteer ambulance driver, and contemporary journalists and soldiers on both sides of the conflict give accounts, many from war diaries translated into English for the first time. Historians provide unique insight and perspective. Rare archive footage, enhanced by meticulous attention to historical detail in re-creating scenes, reveals the improvised Finnish defense with Molotov cocktails and crowbars and a unique female corps called Lotta Svaard. Outnumbered and outgunned, Finns knew the war was not about territory; it was a total war for their very existence as a people, and as temperatures descend to 50 below zero, their mastery of winter becomes a strategic advantage.

  • Producer/Director/Writer: Ben Strout
  • Released: 2005
  • Length: 79 Minutes
  • Produced in full color HD 16:9 Widescreen Format
  • In English with English subtitles for Finnish speakers

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DANIEL/DEBORAH H.
History

Very educational way to show important part history. Too many people trying to rewrite history. Good job on DVD and thank you.