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1944 is a Estonien film of genre Drama directed by Elmo Nüganen released in USA on 4 november 2015

1944 (2015)

1944
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Released in USA 4 november 2015
Length 1h40
Directed by
OriginEstonie
Genres Drama,    War
Rating69% 3.497883.497883.497883.497883.49788

1944 is a 2015 Estonian action war drama film directed by Elmo Nüganen. The film first premiered in February 2015 in Berlin, Germany before its release in Estonia and other Northern European countries. It was selected as the Estonian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards.

The film is set in 1944, during the Battle of Tannenberg Line (25 July – 10 August 1944) until the Sõrve Peninsula Battle of Tehumardi (October – November 1944) and is shown through the eyes of Estonian soldiers who had to pick sides and thus fight against their fellow countrymen. Choices have to be made, not only by the soldiers, but also by their loved ones.
The film thus focuses on the individual in the context of the war rather than war itself, and shows the war from both perspectives - those of the Estonians in the Red Army and in the German Army.

Synopsis

Basé sur des faits réels de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, 1944 (Frères Ennemis) met en avant les soldats de l'armée estonienne piégés entre les lignes allemandes et soviétiques et obligés de choisir un camp.

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