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Friends, Comrades (1990)

Friends, Comrades (1990)

Drama History War
Release Date: 1990, November 16
Directors: Rauni Mollberg
Countries: Finland, Sweden
Production: Svenska Filminstitutet, Svenska Filminstitutet, Filmi-Molle, Filmi-Molle
Cast: Walter Bacon, Stina Ekblad, Carmen Mikiver, Mikko Nousiainen, Petri Liski, Kersti Kreismann, Mira Kivilä, Ain Lutsepp, Elle Kull, Erkki Hetta, Pauli Poranen, Rita Raave

Overview:

The boisterous good humor of Jurmala, the nickel-mine owner, is, if anything, only barely dented by the raging battles in Finland before, during and after World War Two. In fact, everywhere he goes, he meets prospective customers on all sides of the conflict with his all-inclusive greeting "Friends, Comrades." Indeed, the resource he is wrenching from the earth's bowels is necessary to all forms of industrial activity, and is especially necessary for military applications. Thus, he has no reason to fear that he will ever run out of customers. This doesn't prevent him from using every possible means to entice them. At home, his relationship with his wife is not so prosperous, and they resort to some extraordinary means to try and keep on an even keel.