directed by Elmo Nüganen, war drama, 100 min, eng subtitles
written by Leo Kunnas
with Maiken Schmidt, Kaspar Velberg, Kristjan Üksküla
The Battle of Tannenberg Line, second to Stalingrad, the bloodiest conflict on the Eastern Front during WWII. Volunteer infantry battalions from Denmark, East Prussia, Flanders, Holland, Norway and Wallonia within the Waffen-SS fight off the Soviet Army's thrust at Germany.
Half of the SS infantry consists of local Estonian conscripts motivated to resist the looming Soviet reoccupation of their small country. Motivated … until they meet their brothers in the Soviet Army: Estonian men, deported by Stalin in 1939, now brought out of Siberian labour camps and returning home in enemy uniforms.
Awards:
Estonian Oscar nomination 2015
With the support of the Estonian Embassy in Brussels