Apple TVUnknown Soldier (2017)
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Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.6
Overview
The film follows Finnish army machine gun company in Continuation War against Soviet Union, 1941–1944. Based on Väinö Linna's best selling novel Tuntematon Sotilas (The Unknown Soldier) and the novel's uncensored version, Sotaromaani (A War Novel).
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Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Overview
The film follows Finnish army machine gun company in Continuation War against Soviet Union, 1941–1944. Based on Väinö Linna's best selling novel Tuntematon Sotilas (The Unknown Soldier) and the novel's uncensored version, Sotaromaani (A War Novel).
Starring Cast
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Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film provides a realistic and unromanticized portrayal of the Continuation War from the perspective of Finnish soldiers, focusing on the human cost and psychological trauma without explicitly promoting a specific political ideology or solution.
The film features traditional casting, reflecting the historical and geographical context of a Finnish war drama. Its narrative focuses on the experiences of soldiers without explicitly critiquing or negatively portraying traditional identities.
Secondary
The film depicts Christianity as an integral part of Finnish soldiers' lives and culture, serving as a source of comfort, tradition, and moral reflection amidst the horrors of war. While characters grapple with faith and doubt, the narrative portrays the religion and its adherents with respect and nuance, without critiquing the faith itself.
The film 'Unknown Soldier' by Aku Louhimies, a war drama set during the Continuation War, does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses exclusively on the experiences of Finnish soldiers in combat and their personal lives without incorporating queer identities or storylines.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 2017 film is an adaptation of Väinö Linna's novel, which features a male-dominated cast of soldiers. All major characters established as male in the source material remain male in this adaptation, with no instances of gender swapping.
The film is an adaptation of a classic Finnish novel depicting Finnish soldiers in WWII. All major characters, historically and canonically established as white Finnish, are portrayed by white Finnish actors in the 2017 adaptation.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
7.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.7
7.5
Critic Ratings
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