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A trio of vacationing American students cross the border from Finland to the USSR during the Cold War and are soon imprisoned after a skirmish with Soviet soldiers.A trio of vacationing American students cross the border from Finland to the USSR during the Cold War and are soon imprisoned after a skirmish with Soviet soldiers.A trio of vacationing American students cross the border from Finland to the USSR during the Cold War and are soon imprisoned after a skirmish with Soviet soldiers.
Laura Munsterhjelm
- Irina
- (as Laura Heimo)
Jone Takamäki
- Interrogator
- (as Jouni Takamäki)
Renny Harlin
- Man's Voice from Ship's Loudspeakers
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaAs the film was initially banned in Finland for grounds of violence and that it could harm Finland's foreign relations, this meant severe financial hardship to producer Markus Selin as the distribution deals were drawn out so that the Finnish co-producers would get their income only from the Finnish sales.
- GoofsNone of the buildings or people in the film have a Russian look, which is natural as it was filmed completely in Finland. The only Soviet things you see (besides a few AK's) are the two cars right in the end: A Lada and a Volga.
- Quotes
Interrogator: [while torturing Mitch] We really do have all the time in the world.
- Alternate versionsAlmost completely non-cut version was released on DVD in Finland 2006.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Dinosaur (2021)
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I suspect this film was made by the Finnish to pander to Americans. From watching Hollywood movies, they knew Americans despised the USSR, and Americans like to be the heroes. And, hey, Finland is right up here with Russia, so we have a plausible plot and our country kind of looks like Russia!
The three Americans being self entitled idiots traipsing across the border is actually plausible, but sheesh, it gets ridiculous quick. For example, one of the "good guys" is in a tiny church that's on fire, and the Russians close the door. So he- bolts it closed! Wtf??
And speaking of "good guys", uh, I'm supposed to like the three American guys why now?
This movie is totally surreal, because the Finn movie makers didn't really understand Hollywood movies. But that does give it a weird charm, like it's easy to imagine you the viewer is in the twilight zone where an actual Hollywood movie is like this.
There's even a training montage where I was surprised they DIDN'T have the guy do a crane kick.
The three Americans being self entitled idiots traipsing across the border is actually plausible, but sheesh, it gets ridiculous quick. For example, one of the "good guys" is in a tiny church that's on fire, and the Russians close the door. So he- bolts it closed! Wtf??
And speaking of "good guys", uh, I'm supposed to like the three American guys why now?
This movie is totally surreal, because the Finn movie makers didn't really understand Hollywood movies. But that does give it a weird charm, like it's easy to imagine you the viewer is in the twilight zone where an actual Hollywood movie is like this.
There's even a training montage where I was surprised they DIDN'T have the guy do a crane kick.
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- Budget
- $3,401,376 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,388,020
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,225,475
- Sep 1, 1986
- Gross worldwide
- $3,388,020
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