The Road of War
- Movies
- 1940-05-19
- FI
- Released
- 1h 12m
- FI
- Documentary
Production
Suomi-Filmi
Storyline
The film deals with the Winter War of 1939-40 between Finland and the USSR. It begins with military exercises in the Autumn of 1939 and moves on to the Soviet invasion; the battle for Karelia; the bombing of Helsinki and other Finnish cities; as well as the activities of the foreign press corps in Finland and the heroic efforts of Finnish women and the Red Cross in their treatment of the wounded.