In 1944 Estonia, a fratricide war ensues when Estonians of the retreating German forces fight against Estonians conscripted into the advancing Soviet Red Army.
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| Kaspar Velberg | ... | Karl Tammik | |
| Kristjan Üksküla | ... | Jüri Jõgi | |
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Maiken Schmidt | ... | Aino Tammik |
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Gert Raudsep | ... | Ants 'Saareste' |
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Hendrik Toompere Jr. Jr. | ... | Kristjan 'Põder' (as Hendrik Toompere Jr.) |
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Karl-Andreas Kalmet | ... | Vladimir 'Kamenski' |
| Henrik Kalmet | ... | Voldemar 'Piir' | |
| Pääru Oja | ... | Sanitar Elmar 'Säinas' | |
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Priit Strandberg | ... | Lembit 'Raadik' |
| Priit Pius | ... | Vennad Käärid | |
| Märt Pius | ... | Vennad Käärid | |
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Kristo Viiding | ... | Leonhard 'Talu' |
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Jaak Prints | ... | Autojuht Richard Pastak |
| Magnús Mariuson | ... | 'Taanlane Carl', Carl Madsen | |
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Mait Malmsten | ... | Omavalitsuse tegelane |
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In "1944" Director Elmo Nüganen portrays the real events on the Eastern Front in Estonia in 1944, from the Battle Of Tannenburg Line, the July fighting on the Sinimäed Hills, until November, when the Sorve peninsula was already conquered by the Soviet Army. The war is shown through the eyes of participants in the events on both warring sides - the Estonians who fought on the side of the German Army in the 20th Estonian division Waffen-SS, and as part of the 8th Estonian Rifle Corps of the Soviet Army. For residents of Estonia it was a war in which everyone makes their own choices. It is with such hard choices facing the main characters of the film - the soldiers of the opposing sides Carl Tammik and Urey Jogi - as well as their comrades, relatives, friends and even strangers. Written by Ahmed Tanvir
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Release Date:
4 November 2015 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
1944: Forced to Fight See more »Filming Locations:
Sinimäed Hills, Narva-Jõesuu municipality, Ida-Viru County, EstoniaEdit
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EUR1,620,000 (estimated)Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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Kristjan 'Põder': Ei ütle!
[sounds similar to 'Heil Hitler', translates as 'no say']
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It was selected as the Estonian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated. See more »Quotes
Omavalitsuse tegelane: Heil Hitler!Kristjan 'Põder': Ei ütle!
[sounds similar to 'Heil Hitler', translates as 'no say']
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To be honest I was expecting a low budget bodged effort with lousy period detail and an awful screenplay. In fact it frankly puts most Hollywood and UK efforts to shame. The uniforms, T 34's are really well done and the combat looks authentic, reminiscent perhaps of Cross of Iron. 1944 highlights the sheer randomness of war both in terms of which side you would be pushed into fighting for and graphically who makes it through..... I feel it emphasises loyalty to the platoon, rather than any ideal and how similar one infantry man is to another. Themes of guilt run through story no doubt echoing Estonia's own history in this period, with no options to offer between the two evils, the men could be conscripted into either side. The film pulls off a difficult task in showing realism, brutality and forgiveness within one of the most unforgiving conflicts in history, whilst avoiding the routine white hats black hats seen in most war movies.