The Guarded Village 1944

The Guarded Village 1944 is a 1978 film directed by. The film is based on the play Vartioitu kylä by. The play was released on 20 June 1974 in Kuhmo summer theater.

Story

The events take place on year 1944, during the Continuation War in the end of World War II. Patrol man Jaakko Tulivaara returns to his home for holiday, when killing people has damaged his mental state. His home village is guarded by a Finnish military group led by Sergeant Tolvanen. In the village is also a wounded Soviet spy, whose family had moved from Finland to Russia a long time before the war. The spy happens to be a childhood friend of Tulivaara.

Critique

At its time, the film was positively accepted. The script, content, cinematography, music and cast were liked. One problem of the film are the flashbacks from the past. The film was considered to be a nice novelty, later it was also mentioned to be one of the nicest first direction-films.