Rukajärven tie
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| Directed by | Olli Saarela |
| Produced by |
Ilkka Matila Jouni Mutanen Marko Röhr |
| Written by |
Novel: Antti Tuuri Screenplay: Olli Saarela Antti Tuuri |
| Starring |
Peter Franzén Irina Björklund Kari Heiskanen Taisto Reimaluoto Kari Väänänen, Tommi Eronen |
| Music by | Tuomas Kantelinen |
| Cinematography | Kjell Lagerroos |
| Edited by |
Juha Antti-Poika, Jukka Nykänen, Olli Soinio |
| Distributed by | MRP Matila Röhr Productions Oy |
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123 minutes |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | Finnish |
| Budget | US$ 13 million |
Ambush (Finnish: Rukajärven tie) is a 1999 Finnish war film directed by Olli Saarela. Literally "Road of Rukajärvi", the film debuted on 22 January 1999 in Finland, after which it was released internationally. The film is based on a book written by Antti Tuuri and its leads are played by Peter Franzén as Lt. Eero Perkola and Irina Björklund as Kaarina Vainikainen, Lt. Perkola's love.
Rukajärvi (Rugozero) is a municipality (as well as a lake) in Karelia, Russia, and it was occupied by the Finnish Army during the Continuation War of 1941-44.
The film won seven Jussi Awards in 2000 including Best Film, Best Direction, Best Photography, Best Edit, Best Staging, Best Sound Design and Best Score. The film was also entered into the 21st Moscow International Film Festival.
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