Ambush (1999 film)
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Duration Country Finland | 6.8/10 Genre War, Drama Initial DVD release February 8, 2001 (Norway) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 22 January 1999 (1999-01-22) Initial release January 17, 1999 (Puolanka) Cast (Eero Perkola), (Kaarina Vainikainen), Kari Heiskanen (Lance Corporal Jussi Lukkari), (Corporal Tauno Snicker), (Private Simo Karppinen)Similar movies Set in Finland, Movies about platoons, War movies |
Ambush (Finnish: Rukajärven tie) is a 1999 Finnish war film directed by Olli Saarela. Literally "Road of Rukajärvi", the film debuted on 22 January 1999 in Finland, after which it was released internationally. The film is based on a book written by Antti Tuuri and its leads are played by Peter Franzén as Lt. Eero Perkola and Irina Björklund as Kaarina Vainikainen, Lt. Perkola's love.
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Rukajärvi (Rugozero) is a municipality (as well as a lake) in Karelia, Russia, and it was occupied by the Finnish Army during the Continuation War of 1941-44.

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Awards

The film won seven Jussi Awards in 2000 including Best Film, Best Direction, Best Photography, Best Edit, Best Staging, Best Sound Design and Best Score. The film was also entered into the 21st Moscow International Film Festival.




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