Maisons à l'abandon

The movie is based on a book I haven't read, but I think the story is nothing new, nothing surprising. Except, possibly the main characters' devotion to each other. It is summer 1944 at the Finnish eastern border during the Second World War. The War has been "phony" for few years, but now the hell breaks loose and the Soviet Army attacks with strong forces. Civilians are being evacuated and the Finnish army tries to contain the Soviet onslaught. A Captain gets married just before the storm and leaves for the front. The farm run by the wife and some other women, one of whome gives a birth that makes moving them more difficult, is abandoned forever and the women are supposed to run away from the danger zone. People go back and forth, largely in search for each other despite the danger, few gets killed and others fell in love in the chaos. Great sceneries, okay acting, fitting music, some fresh skin from sauna. A worthwhile investment for people interested in history and the areas in question. Nevertheless, the movie is not a historical war movie but rather a romantic drama in a historical setting.