Germany / Feb 08, 2015 / Berlin International Film Festival
The first casualty of war is truth
1h 40min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
The events of the war in 1944, from the Blue Hills to Sõrve Peninsula. Shown through the eyes of Estonian soldiers who had to pick sides and fight against fellow brothers. Choices have to be made, not only by the soldiers, but also by their loved ones.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Pääru Oja | Medic Elmar Säinas |
| Priit Strandberg | Lembit Raadik |
| Priit Pius | Brother Käär |
| Märt Pius | Brother Käär |
| Kristo Viiding | Leonhard Talu |
| Jaak Prints | Driver Richard Pastak |
| Magnús Mariuson | Danish Carl |
| Mait Malmsten | Government Figure |
| Tõnu Oja | Home Guard Lieutenant |
| Sepo Seeman | Farmer |
| Anne Reemann | Home Guard Fighter |
| Anne Margiste | Female Farmer |
| Peeter Jürgens | Male Farmer |
| Eliise Makrjakov | Little Girl |
| Ain Mäeots | Captain Evald Viires |
| Peeter Tammearu | Kreml |
| Rain Simmul | Prohhor Sedõhh |
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| Martin Mill | Alfred Tuul |
| Ivo Uukkivi | Rudolf Kask |
| Kristjan Sarv | Abram Joffe |
| Andero Ermel | Oskar Lepik |
| Marko Leht | Valter Hein |
| Priit Loog | Paul Mets |
| Dein Suvi | Air Force Support |
| Karl Valkna | Air Force Support |
| Karl Poll | Air Force Support |
| Ken Rüütel | Air Force Support |
| Jakob Tulve | Air Force Support |
| Raimo Pass | Accompanying Soldier (uncredited) |
| Tanel Saar | Accompanying Soldier (uncredited) |
| Erkki Tikan | Home Guard Fighter (uncredited) |
| Thomas Kolli | Home Guard Fighter (uncredited) |
| Andres Paal | Front Line Estonia (uncredited) |
| Heiki Muda | Front Line Estonia (uncredited) |
| Kristjan Bachman | Front Line Estonia (uncredited) |
Genres
WarDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 1944 |
| Original language | Eesti (ET) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch, Eesti, Pусский |
| Production countries | Estonia, Finland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | MRP Matila Röhr Productions, Taska Film |
| Release date | 20 febbraio 2015 |
| Executive producer | Erika Laansalu |
| Production | Kristian Taska, Maria Avdjuško, Ilkka Matila |
| Writer | Leo Kunnas |
| Casting | Piret Toomvap-Schönberg |
| Editing | Kimmo Taavila, Tambet Tasuja, Jaak Ollino Jr., Ivar Taim |
| Cinematography | Rein Kotov, Mart Taniel, Ville Hyvönen, Ville Vellend, Siim Kaarel Saluri, Roland Adamson, Maksim Podolski, Heiko Sikka, Renee Altrov, Andres Teiss, Mihkel Soe, Ivar Taim |
| Assistant directors | Hendrik Mägar, Ralf Siig, Karin Martinson, Piret Toomvap-Schönberg, Elmo Nüganen, Kaspar Kaljas, Kertu Köösel, Hiie Fluss, Kadri Kask |
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Release dates
Premiere
Netherlands / Mar 22, 2016 / DVD
Spain / Jun 28, 2016
Limited release
Spain / Jul 01, 2016
Theatrical release
Brazil / Feb 20, 2015 / 16
Estonia / Feb 20, 2015
Latvia / May 04, 2015
Russia / May 21, 2015
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Lithuania / May 22, 2015
Ukraine / Jul 27, 2015
Finland / Sep 25, 2015
Austria / Oct 01, 2015 / Let's CEE Film Festival Vienna
United States / Nov 04, 2015
France / Nov 06, 2015 / Arras Film Festival
Norway / Nov 07, 2015
Egypt / Nov 11, 2015 / Cairo International Film Festival
Poland / Nov 14, 2015 / Camerimage International Film Festival
Canada / Nov 24, 2015 / European Union Film Festival Toronto
Sweden / Nov 25, 2015
India / Dec 10, 2015 / Chennai International Film Festival
South Korea / Dec 23, 2015 / 15
Belgium / Jan 13, 2016
United Kingdom / Feb 11, 2016
China / Mar 11, 2016
Hungary / Mar 18, 2016
Croatia / Apr 12, 2016 / Zagreb Jewish Film Festival, Festival of Tolerance
Iran / Apr 20, 2016 / Fajr International Film Festival
Singapore / May 17, 2016 / Singapore EU Film Festival
Romania / May 29, 2016
Luxembourg / Oct 22, 2016 / CinEast - Central and Eastern European Film Festival
Belarus / Nov 04, 2016 / Minsk International Film Festival
Physical media
France / Sep 23, 2015 / DVD
Germany / Oct 06, 2015 / DVD & Blu-ray
Japan / Jun 03, 2016 / DVD
Ireland / Jul 18, 2016 / 15 / DVD
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