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Ambush(Movie, 1999)

Original title: "Rukajärven tie" (Finnish/FI)
2h 3min | Genres: Drama, War
AmbushRating: 2.9/5 (with 1717 votes)
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. Rukajärvi (Rugozero) is a municipality (as well as a lake) in Karelia, Russia, and it was held by the Finnish Army during the Continuation War of 1941–44. ()
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Awards & Nominations for Ambush

Jussi Award for Best Film

About Ambush

It is the summer of 1941 and the Finnish army has been mobilized along the border with Russia. A platoon led by Lt. Eero Perkola is waiting for orders to go on the offensive. The platoon receives orders for a recon mission through the wilderness around the Lieksa lake to search for possible Russian defensive positions.

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Additional Information

Production country: Finland
Plays in: Russia
Original language: Finnish (FI)
Spoken languages: Finnish (FI)
Translated into 9 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 01/22/1999
Director: Olli Saarela
Producer: Ilkka Matila, Marko Röhr
Screenwriter: Antti Tuuri, Olli Saarela
Film Editor: Jukka Nykänen
Director of Photography: Kjell Lagerroos
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Дорога на Рукаярви"

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