Sissit (1963)

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Country: Finland
Genres: Drama, War
Release: 1963-02-22
Director: Mikko Niskanen
Writers: Jouni Apajalahti , Matti Kassila , Mikko Niskanen , Paavo Rintala
Language: Finnish | German | Russian
Stars: Matti Oravisto , Kauko Laurikainen , Paul Budsko , Heimo Lepistö , Valde Pitkänen , Jaakko Jokelin , Erkki Siltola , Yrjö Järvinen , Tea Ista , Anja Pohjola
Runtime: 106 min
Awards: 4 wins
AKA: Sissit , Kamppatruljen (Denmark) , Stridspatruljen (Norway) , Kommandos tis steppas (Greece) , Commando Assault (United States of America) , Партизаны , Stridspatrull (Finland) , Sissiporukka (Finland) , Stridspatrullen (Sweden)
Plot: Lieutenant Takala joins a group of war veterans who gather in a restaurant to reminisce their unit's operations on the Finnish-Soviet front. A flashback takes us back to summer 1944 where the unit, led by Takala, performs dangerous guerrilla operations behind enemy lines. A subplot alleges sexual liaisons between soldiers and female volunteers, which caused controversy when the film and the novel it's based on were released in the early 1960s.
IMDB:tt0138810