Frozen Hell

Oct 2, 2011

1h 25m

★ 8.0

Travel guide of Finland 1941-42

Overview

During the Continuation War, there were dozens of POW camps in Finland. About the third of 70,000 prisoners died during the first year of war. Most of the archives of the camps were destroyed and the majority of the war crimes were never revealed.

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Documentary

Production Companies

Illume

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Cast

Narrator (voice)

Vilma Melasniemi

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Eero Saarinen

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Antti Seppänen

Narrator (voice)

Antti Virmavirta

The concept of machine-made knit was known as early as the 1850s, but it was only during the 1920s that the quality of the material had improved. When the plant known as "Atlas" was introduced in 1931, the shop windows drew a lot of attention, and Aho & Soldan was ordered to make a promotional film. In this well-paced film, we see the jersey production step by step.

0.0

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0.0

The Last Chapter

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A documentary film that follows the lives of first-generation retired immigrants living in Finland.

6.0

Damn Ruskies

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No overview available.

8.3

Night and Fog

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Filmmaker Alain Resnais documents the atrocities behind the walls of Hitler's concentration camps.

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0.0

Isänmaan vangit

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An interview documentary about Finnish military court sentencing procedures after the Continuation War.

7.9

The Mauthausen Resistance

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10.0

Losing It

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Tracking missing socks in the European Union.

7.5

Why We Fight

Jan 20, 2005

Is American foreign policy dominated by the idea of military supremacy? Has the military become too important in American life? Jarecki's shrewd and intelligent polemic would seem to give an affirmative answer to each of these questions.

0.0

ULLA

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A slice-of-life documentary following Ulla, a blind woman adjusting to life after eye removal surgery. With the help of her guide dog, Laina, she navigates Helsinki while pursuing a prosthetic eye and a deeper understanding of photography.

0.0

Regina - Queen of the Ring

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Regina is a young feminist wrestler who fights men to become an international star. However, the true battle in wrestling takes place outside the ring – in the story team meetings.

0.0

Finland from East to West

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7.5

Little Dieter Needs to Fly

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Three decades after German-American pilot Dieter Dengler was shot down over Laos, he returns to the places where he was held prisoner during the early years of the Vietnam War. Accompanied by director Werner Herzog, Dengler describes in unusually candid detail his captivity, the friendships he made, and his daring escape. Not willing to stop there, Herzog even persuades his subject to re-enact certain tortures, with the help of some willing local villagers.

9.0

L'Histoire Vraie Du Tatoueur D'Auschwitz

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No overview available.

0.0

Auringonkiertoja

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No overview available.

0.0

Four Nations Facing Off

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In perhaps the most emotional release of the year, Captain Canada aka Sidney Crosby lets us know that Four Nations are... what? Watch this 1hr long masterpiece, created by FierySharky (Twitter), in order to find out.

7.5

In Reindeer Shape Across the Sky...

Feb 26, 1993

This Finnish documentary film directed, written, produced and shot by Markku Lehmuskallio is the first part of a documentary trilogy about the Nenets people. It's a folkloric documentary describing the traditional nomadic life of the Nenets on the Yamal Peninsula. It includes Nenets songs sung by Anastasia Lapsui and her mother Maria Lapsui. The film was the first film collaboration of Markku Lehmuskallio and Anastasia Lapsui.

7.1

Return with Honor

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The story of U.S. fighter pilots shot down over North Vietnam who became POWs for up to 8 and a half years.

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0.0

Verlan ilmataistelu

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5.5

The Campaign – The Making of a President

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Follows the (successful) presidential campaign of Sauli Niinistö from inside of the campaign office.

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