''The Border'' (, ) is a 2007 Finnish-

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n war drama film directed by Lauri Törhönen. Set in the spring of 1918, right after the

Finnish Civil War The Finnish Civil War was a civil war in Finland in 1918 fought for the leadership and control of the country between Whites (Finland), White Finland and the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic (Red Finland) during the country's transition fr ...

, the film is about a Finnish officer who is sent to the village of Rajajoki to form a border between Finland and

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. The film's main character Carl von Munck is based on

Kai Donner Karl (Kai) Reinhold Donner (1 April 1888 – 12 February 1935) was a Finland, Finnish linguist, ethnography, ethnographer and politician. He carried out expeditions to the Ob-Ugrians, Ob-Ugric and Samoyedic peoples in Siberia 1911–1914 ...

and his experiences during the post-civil war period. His son

Jörn Donner Jörn Johan Donner (5 February 1933 – 30 January 2020) was a cinema of Finland, Finnish writer, film director, actor, film producer, producer, politician and founder of Finnish Film Archive. He produced Ingmar Bergman's film ''Fanny and Alexan ...

is one of the film's producers.

Cast

* Martin Bahne as Carl von Munck * Minna Haapkylä as Maaria Lintu * Tommi Korpela as Heikki Kiljunen * Leonid Mozgovoy as Major Gentsch * Hannu-Pekka Björkman as Sergeant 1st Class Muranen * Lauri Nurkse as Lieutenant Suutari * Orvo Björninen as Doctor Perret * Pauli Poranen as Edvin Lintu *

Roman Schatz Roman Schatz (born 21 August 1960) is a German-born Finnish journalist and author. He was born in Überlingen, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany. He has written more than two dozen books, many of which have also been published in Germany. His fir ...

as Major Berner * Hannu Kahakorpi as General Jyrinkoski * Eeva Putro as Piika Pietarista

References

External links

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