Scandinavian and non-english crime series
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Johan Falk
From wiki:
Johan Falk is a Swedish film series about a fictional police officer named Johan Falk, played by Jakob Eklund. It consists of nine films that were released between 1999 and 2009.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0024253/
Rigas Sargi (Defenders of Riga)
Latvian post- WWI freedom fight. Not Scandinavian, but in the neighborhood.
From IMDB:
The film dramatizes November 11, 1919- a crucial date in the battle for Latvian independence. A year after the end of the official hostilities of WWI, a renegade German general and troops remain outside the Latvian capital. Latvian riflemen, most of them inexperienced volunteers, somehow managed to defeat a larger, better-armed force of German and Russian mercenaries.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0471359/
Torrent: http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/4513110/Rigas_sargi___Defenders_of_Riga_(2007)
Armadillo
Award winning Danish Afghanistan documentary.
From IMDB:
In February 2009 a group of Danish soldiers accompanied by documentary filmmaker Janus Metz arrived at Armadillo, an army base in the southern Afghan province of Helmand. Metz and cameraman Lars Skree spent six months following the lives of young soldiers situated less than a kilometer away from Taliban positions. The outcome of their work is a gripping and highly authentic war drama that was justly awarded the Grand Prix de la Semaine de la Critique at this year's Cannes film festival. But it also provoked furious debate in Denmark concerning the controversial behavior of certain Danish soldiers during a shootout with Taliban fighters. The filmmakers repeatedly risked their lives shooting this tense, brilliantly edited, and visually sophisticated probe into the psychology of young men in the midst of a senseless war whose victims are primarily local villagers. Yet more disturbing than scenes in which Taliban bullets whiz past their cameras is the footage of the young soldiers as each tries, in his own way, to come to terms with putting his life constantly on the line.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1640680/
Torrent /w eng subs: http://www.demonoid.me/files/details/2499728/14697336/
Torrent /w multisubs: http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/6034585/ARMADILLO_2010_-_FULL_DVD_with_Extra_material_-_NORDIC_-_ENGLISH
Other: http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/5972921/Armadillo__2010__[BDRip.XviD-miguel]_[ENG]
Tuntematon sotilas (Unknown Soldier)
Finnish WWII movie.
From IMDB:
This film is the second silver screen adaption of the Finnish war book by Väinö Linna with the same name as the film. The story is based on Linna's experiences as an infantry man in the Finnish army during the so called "Continuation War" (1941-1944). The film tells the story of the fate of a machine gun platoon made up of young conscripts from various parts of Finland fighting against the Russian army from the beginning (summer 1941) to the end (summer/autumn 1944) of the war. Many of the caracters are based on author Linna's brothers in arms.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090215/
Torrent /w hc english subs (1985 version): http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/5120029
Torrent /w english subs (1955 version): http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/5513400
Framom främsta linjen (Beyond Enemy Lines)
Finnish WWII movie.
From IMDB:
A movie based on real wartime diaries tells the story of the Swedish speaking Finns' infantry regiment 61. The story follows the regiment during the Continuation War from 1942 to 1944 and from Syväri to the Karelian Isthmus where they faced some of the most grueling battles against the Soviet Union.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0377935/
Torrent: http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/3658673
Subtitles: http://www.podnapisi.net/ppodnapisi/podnapis/i/408218
Talvisota (Winter War)
Finnish WWII movie
From IMDB:
Russia attacked Finland in late November 1939. This film tells the story of a Finnish platoon of reservists from the municipality of Kauhava in the province of Pohjanmaa/Osttrobottnia who leave their homes and go to war. The film focuses on the farmer brothers Martti and Paavo Hakala.
Imdb user Comment:
TALVISOTA (Winter War) deals with the 1939-40 Russo-Finnish War, a largely forgotten conflict that was one of the most savage wars of the 20th century. The Soviet Union invaded Finland in November of 1939 when the Finns refused Stalin's demands to relinquish some of their territory in Karelia. The Finns were outnumbered 50-1 but fought with incredible courage and tenacity and inflicted a half million casualties on the Soviets before they were forced to capitulate in March of 1940. The Russians were equally brave but not as smart; they stormed well defended positions en mass and were mowed down by the hundreds. TALVISOTA brilliantly captures the horror and carnage of that war and all wars. Disturbing and depressing but also a gripping and deeply moving experience. Makes SAVING PRIVATE RYAN look like a walk in the park.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098437/
Torrent: http://www.demonoid.me/files/details/1094197/12860169/
Rukajärven Tie (Ambush)
Finnish WWII movie.
From IMDB:
It is the summer of 1941 and the Finnish army has been mobilized along the border with Russia. A platoon led by Lt. Eero Perkola is waiting for orders to go on the offensive. The platoon receives orders for a recon mission through the wilderness around the Lieksa lake to search for possible Russian defensive positions. When the platoon rests in a newly conquered village Lt. Perkola meets his fiancee Kaarina Vainikainen, who is serving in the Women's Auxilary Corps (Lotta). The platoon continues with the mission, but after some time a terrible message reaches Lt. Perkola. The message causes Perkola to become totally indifferent to his and his platoon's safety during the remainder of the mission.
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162625/
Torrent:
http://www.demonoid.me/files/details/2694859/16534503/
http://www.demonoid.me/files/details/2654857/12860169/
http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/6549477/Ambush_(Rukajarven_Tie)_(Eng_sub)
Subtitles: http://subscene.com/ambush-rukajrven-tie/subtitles-15099.aspx
And: http://www.opensubtitles.org/en/search/imdbid-162625/sublanguageid-all
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