Ambush
Jan 22 1999
•2h 3m
•Drama, War
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.
Cast
See allPeter Franzén
Eero Perkola
Irina Björklund
Kaarina Vainikainen
Kari Heiskanen
Lance Corporal Jussi Lukkari
Kari Väänänen
Corporal Tauno Snicker
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