The Border (2007 film)

The Border (Finnish: Raja 1918, Russian: Граница 1918, tr. Granitsa 1918) is a 2007 Finnish-Russian war drama film directed by Lauri Törhönen. Set in the spring of 1918, right after the Finnish Civil War, the film is about a Finnish officer who is sent to the village of Rajajoki to form a border between Finland and Soviet Russia.[3][4]

The Border
Film poster
FinnishRaja 1918
RussianГраница 1918
Directed byLauri Törhönen
Produced byJörn Donner
Jarkko Hentula
Written byAleksi Bardy
Lauri Törhönen
StarringMartin Bahne
Minna Haapkylä
Tommi Korpela
Leonid Mozgovoy
Hannu-Pekka Björkman
Music bySergei Yevtushenko
CinematographyEsa Vuorinen
Edited byKimmo Kohtamäki
Production
company
Border Productions
The Hermitage Bridge Studio
Studio 217
Distributed byFS Film
Release date
  • 30 November 2007 (2007-11-30) (Finland)
  • 17 December 2008 (2008-12-17) (Russia)
Running time
114 minutes
CountryFinland
Russia
LanguageFinnish, Swedish, German, Russian
Budget€2.1 million[1]
Box office€382,151 (Finland)[2]

The film's main character Carl von Munck is based on Kai Donner and his experiences during the post-civil war period.[5] His son Jörn Donner 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 as Major Berner
  • Hannu Kahakorpi as General Jyrinkoski
  • Eeva Putro as Piika Pietarista

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References
  1. "The Border (Raja 1918)". The Finnish Film Foundation. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
  2. "Facts & Figures 2007" (PDF). The Finnish Film Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 18, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
  3. Aro, Tuuve (November 29, 2007). "Raja 1918". MTV3.fi (in Finnish). Bonnier Group. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
  4. "Raja 1918-elokuva eurooppalaisilla elokuvafestivaaleilla" (in Finnish). Embassy of Finland, Kiev. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
  5. "Peter von Bagh ja Jörn Donner korostivat taiteen merkitystä Suomen historiassa" (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  6. "Raja 1918 (2007) – Credits". Elonet (in Finnish). National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
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