September of 1944, a few days before Finland went out of the Second World War. A chained to a rock Finnish sniper-kamikadze Veikko managed to set himself free. Ivan, a captain of the Soviet Army, arrested by the Front Secret Police 'Smersh', has a narrow escape. They are soldiers of the two enemy armies. A Lapp woman Anni gives a shelter to both of them at her farm. For Anni they are not enemies, but just men.
Acting
Three languages, zero subtitles, pure physical comedy gold.
Direction
Rogozhkin turns war into a bedroom farce in a sauna.
Cinematography
Lapland's endless light becomes its own character.
Director
Aleksandr Rogozhkin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The actors learned each other's languages phonetically; their confusion is often genuine.
The film became a rare post-Soviet co-production that neither Finland nor Russia found embarrassing.
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