Jake!
What's up, Immu?
There's krauts at the station again
Jake, hold on, I'm coming too
Oh?
Hey, Matti, Germans at the station
Don't touch anything, leave it as it is
Put the paper away
Pate! - Pate!
Just a minute
Eat first, Paavo. - I already did. Bye
Paavo!
Watch her for me, will you?
On the relations of Oulu's boys with the great spirit of the time -
war and its representatives: -
the alpine jaegers of the German mountain army
Immu... Pate
Matti
Urkki and Jake
A new generation, whose maturation -
to grown men was to happen in the 1940s
Don't translate yet
That we Finns greet -
our German comrades-in-arms with pride and joy
Let's take a short cut, boys
Guten tag
Do you speak German? Want chocolate?
Danke, danke. Thank you.
Me Finn boy, me
Is it stopping? - No, it's going straight to the front
Selvä
Haben Sie Essen?
Nein, nein! Es gibt nichts
Not today, but tomorrow we'll have basketfuls of food
Auf Wiedersehen!
Hey Kaino, we're with you, we'll help you
We'll even get a cart
We'll bring as much as you need
Take 50 if you need
Got any more beer? We're all out
It sells by trainloads
That MP is totally insane
He's got an ox's voice
I've been informed that German trains won't stop at this station anymore
What, they won't? - Right
Maybe that mad military police -
gave orders not to stop anymore
He can't do that. - They must hurry to the front
Maybe they'd buy at the school? - Are you crazy?
They can buy their own stuff at a kiosk. - My mother, who works -
at the school told me that the Germans are cursing -
because the roads are all muddy and there's not enough shoe shiners
What roads?
They're all over the bushes every night
Downtown lads told me they've seen lots of crazy stuff
We'd make a lot of money if we founded a cleaning station
I ain't cleaning any shoes
Next Saturday, when the krauts are on leave, we'll go watch them
All right
(in German) Have a good evening in Oulu
In the morning you'll be ready to leave at seven o'clock
Understood? Guten Abend, soldaten!
Guten Tag! - Guten Tag
(speaking in German)
Danke, danke
Let's follow him
Bah, what woman would go with him?
Why not?
Someone might go, hoping for cookies and marmalade
Some women like fat
I told you he might get lucky
They're going to a café
A kraut won't waste much time on coffee
Oh crap, the dorks from Tuira are on the same trail
It won't work if they tag along
We'll be too many
Come on, blokes
Hey, guys! What are you loafing here for?
Someone said something?
Go away, that's our catch
We found him first
What, is that couple your property?
Do you have proof of it?
We can't follow the same pair. We're too many
That's why we don't take you with us
Go to your night potty. - We're not going, you are
Strike if you dare, dorks. - Or we'll do it
Finnish boys. - Finnische Knaben, ja
Don't strangle, let's rather go after them
Let's not say anything to the others. - Yeah
Hey lads, where's Jake? - And Pate?
Jake! - Pate!
Damn it, they've betrayed us. - After them, quick!
(in German) What a beautiful weather
Let's sit here, come
Empty-handed again
Calm down, guys
Hey, they can only be German at this hour
Hurry, let's go sell beer
Damn that MP! No trading today
Someone oughta teach him a lesson
Right, and in the meanwhile the others could trade
Urkki, you go, seeing as you only have one bottle. - Not me
You're afraid. - Afraid?
If I go now, it'll be someone else next time. - It's a deal
Take my bottle and sell it. - Let's go
Ich liebe dich
Good work, Urkki. You'll be a fine bootlegger one day
Just like you
They weren't in the mood for shopping today
One of them spat me on my palm
They've drunk their bellies full watered-down beer in Kemi
There'll be one more train in the early night, from the front
Wow, there's gotta be some thirsty soldiers there
And we'll be the only sellers. - We'll sell every bottle
Go to the part of the track yard near the graveyard
There might be no buyers, though
Hear anything?
I can see it already
Let's take cover behind that sandbank. - All right
What a dark train
It's for air cover. - Let's go
(in German) Everything fine
Something's wrong
Now we'll sell Toppila lager
Where's Urkki?
Good beer. Bier, gutes Bier
Guten Bier
Let's go, quick!
Well?
It was a corpse train
Whole train full of corpses
I told you it might not carry any buyers
Hey, where's Jake?
He stayed behind, wheezing
Where were you? I was wheezing, I got tired
What? Wheezing?
Clearly he has asthma
I got nothing. What are you giggling at?
We sold beer to corpses
Shoot
You have fallen, so that we may be free
I tell you. There's no nobler death, -
than to die for your religion and your country
Dear relatives
I say to you in the name of Jesus Christ, -
the spilt blood and the wounds in these young men -
have, for us, truly become -
the blood and wounds of Jesus Christ
I am proud to give final blessings to -
my old pupil Kalle Armas Juntunen, -
an enterprising and talented boy from Karelia
Fathers and mothers, -
today, the Holy Spirit reaches you through them
in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen
Look, the gates of heaven open
and these men step into the brightness
Paavo, what are you grimacing at?
You can't do that in a funeral
Kalle Armas Juntunen, from earth you've come
earth you shall once again become
to be awakened by Jesus Christ one the last day
Amen
If you had to die
why couldn't it have been during springtime in Karelia?
Spring is so beautiful there
I suddenly got a feeling Kalle isn't dead after all. -Shhh
Enough about the biblical times, -
let's get closer to our time
Well then, who was the youngest hero of the civil war?
Ilmari Kaarela shall tell us about him
Right, it was a young soldier boy, Onni Kokko
He went to war as a wee kid
He became messenger to an officer
And then he was wounded
Right and then he died by his wounds
That's the kind of hero he was, -
although he was so young when he went
and that was all I know about him
Well done, Ilmari
Right, he was Onni Kokko. Just about your age
A 14-year-old boy
A god-given destiny was fulfilled in him
Just like in David
We can see Onni Kokko herding cows, too, -
there in the meadows of Liminka. Think about it, boys
Which ones out our contemporary heroes can you name?
Everyone should know at least one hero -
either from the Winter War or the one we're in now
Jaakko?
Mannerheim is one hero
He, of course
Any others?
I've heard talk about the Ace regiment and General Lagus, -
those guys go and clean up real good, -
and nothing can hold them back. - Sit down, you too
Hear me, boys
Let me tell you about a former student of this school
His name, too, will be on the marble board in our ceremonial hall
He matriculated here in the spring before last, -
a youth, top grades
Then he went to Germany to train as a pilot
Last august he was brought back home
in a little funerary urn
The plane had been shot down
Before that he had shot down hundreds of enemy planes
His plane was burned and destroyed completely
Only a heap of ash lay where the plane had crashed
Boys, an urn like that is sacred
Pure ash, that's all
There is no greater sign of heroism these days, -
but funerary urns like that
What is it, Ilmari?
Well, sir, I was just thinking, -
wasn't the aeroplane completely destroyed?
I mean, reduced to ashes? - Of course
Well, how is it possible to separate the pure ashes?
Surely junk from the fighter would've been mixed up with it
Ilmari Kaarela, sit down, be silent and be ashamed!
Sir, I didn't... - Sit down!
Boys, tell Mr. Kaarela how it can be done
Namely pure ashes, nothing else
Who can tell?
You, Pentti. - I think -
that the hero's ashes could be picked from the remains of the plane -
with some kind of a chemical suction device. - Well done, Pentti.
There you had it, Ilmari Kaarela. Sit down
You've already done enough to ruin this lesson
Think, and try to find the means -
to how you could become like our heroes
Think of heroic deeds -
instead of wasting your strength on smartassery
Listen, mother, I'm joining the junior army
Oh, but do join
Every boy should be in a club of some kind
You forget about the army stuff, is it clear?
But Iikka, what is it? Let him join
Isn't it war enough, with me leaving to be cannon fodder?
Don't get mad, Iikka. I won't join, then
What should I do now?
Why would you need to do something?
No special reason. Oh, now I know
Bye then
They're dictator's clubs, those
Hey guys, I've got something exciting coming up
What is it? - Let's play heroes
Hero? - Play with your momma
That's my idea, isn't it a good idea? - Your ideas!
Don't cackle, -
you don't understand the whole hero stuff
Can you remember Admiral Spofins drummer boys -
or Tapani Löfving or Olli Tiainen's guerrillas?
I don't remember. - Sure you don't, -
seeing as you can't even read, but the others do remember
Let's fight for justice in Oulu just like they
There's no justice worth fighting for in Oulu
Let's join the junior army and get rifles -
then we'll shoot desants in mid-air
Have you seen a single desant in Oulu?
Hey, I know. Let's put on masks -
and start robbing women walking through the tunnel
Oh, child. Robbing, you think?
What's heroic about that?
Urkki, you embarrassed yourself
But that's the idea. Let's start protecting them
Yeah, all the crooks are after them
It's not going too well
No one's attacking them
Of course, since no one's in there
We gotta imagine someone is in there
This is no hero stuff otherwise
Pate, go in the passageway -
and scream the place down if somebody comes
Quick! some hag, I mean young woman, is coming
Good evening, miss
Good evening. What are you playing?
We'd like to escort you through the tunnel, since it's so dark in there
Yeah. Boo could be there
Why not, if you are afraid
We're not, but you might be -
since it's so dark
Booo!
Oh, it was one of your friends. I got frightened
Well, bye, boys
Bye. - Bye bye
Stop making noise
It won't work out
The whole hero business has become stale
Didn't I tell you we should just start robbing?
That's what women like. - Bah, robbing!
Let's play robbers
That's the way
Good evening, Mrs.
Stop yammering. Brats shooting their mouths here
Are you criminals, ambushing here?
No, we want to help you carry your bag
Stay farther off! Don't come closer or I'll scream
Hey Jake, where are you going?
Oh my god, what monsters
They oughta be sent to a reformatory
Help! Help. Give it back, you brat!
There's your bag. - I'll report to the police
Oh, what he has done!
I'll report to the police. Police, police!
Help, help!
Damn, what'd you do?
Who do you think you are?
It's war time, Rommel
It was so exciting. - Shut your mouth!
You spoiled the whole hero thing
The story of the tunnel heroes is now over
Which one of our contemporary heroes -
has performed the longest horse ride?
Ilmari Kaarela?
Hey Immu, he asked you
Ilmari
Yes?
Pentti
Mannerheim
That's right. It was Field Marshall Mannerheim
Bye, boys. - Bye bye
Shut up, or I'll slug you
Guys, come away
Kustu, you stand guard. Don't let anybody in
We have a palaver. - No one!
You can't go here
Why don't you start trading? You'd have booze and cigarettes
It's so good
The best German cognac
Yeah, Juno is what we smoke
At least while the winter lasts and the krauts are cold
Few are buddies with the Germans like we are
How'd you get them?
Hitler has miscalculated the need for woollen clothes
They'll exchange anything for wools. Coffee and cognac
tobacco and cameras
What the devil are you ogling at?
Don't brag, you're not the king of bootleggers
Beat his face in
They didn't let me in, a guy was blocking me
They had good German cognac
Stop lying. - Sure, it was genuine cognac
They'd gotten it from the Germans
How'd they do that?
Apparently the Germans are damn cold, -
and they had exchanged it to wools
You can see they're terribly cold
It might be exciting
Lend Urkki a hand. He can't make it himself
They're freezing so much. - It's not true!
How could a German soldier suffer from cold?
Stop arguing
That's what the krauts themselves say: -
Adolf may be a great strategist, -
but he doesn't know horse shit about -
being a tailor or shoemaker - Sure, they're cold
I wish it would get really cold, -
so they'd all freeze in a row in the snow
That would be a sweet sight
Shut up, you Rommel
Then the German your mom's seeing would freeze as well
That's not true. Mom's seeing no German
She's merely working at the school. Get it in your head!
Don't choke him!
Stop it!
Fools, you've messed it all up
Stop choking him!
Oh kids are fighting again
Damn brats
Pate is a liar. My mom's got no German
Listen, Jake, I didn't really mean it
To start fighting like that, bah
I told you they're usually freezing
No they're not! You'll freeze first like a cockroach
Stop arguing, you fools
I just said we could trade for something nice: -
chocolate, coffee, cameras, daggers
and everything you can get from them
You'll get your ass kicked
Just listen to those asses bragging
Look at them, they're heroes, everyone's talking of them
They're trading with the Germans and that's what I meant as well
We could trade as well
All we'd need is one of those -
Belgian workhorses
Hell yes. If those Tuira guys came -
and said they have a cannonball and we'd answer we got a horse
A horse stolen from the krauts
And if you don't believe it, come and see
What can we trade with?
Let's snatch socks and stuff from women
Stealing from laundry lines!
Let's try to get it without stealing first
If only it got really cold so we'd get to do stealing and trading
Let's go find some Germans
Could we trade with them?
Drunk!
Totally wasted
Hey guys, seen any krauts?
Sure, they've been hauling bread all day
Did they seem to be freezing? - Damn yes
One of them had his nose all white. - He must've been freezing
They've only got their caps and summer boots on
All the time stomping their feet
Hey lads, another man there. Let's go
Good, this plan is working perfectly
You speak
There's gotta be some order
I'll do the talking, remember that
(a mix of Finnish and German)
Ja, ja gut
Danke
Quick, get on the wagon
It's damn cold
Tell him it's so cold your piss freezes mid-air
I'll talk to him, go load the wagon
Sure, we've got wools
Shut up there!
Ask him for a ball, the old one's busted
So we can play in the summer
Stop messing
He's probably asking what we can spare
If he can get us a Belgian horse, -
I'll steal the chandelier from town hall if need be
We have all you need,
Cognac, cameras
Ask him when he comes back, -
and we'll get what he needs
He's afraid to come here with his treasures
Tell him we'll come to the Isko barracks
Sure, Isko
Isko
Ein Moment
I don't get it. Why'd he give -
such a peculiar place and late time for the exchange?
I'll surely go if we get a camera. - Me too
Let's go and see. - Sure, we're not afraid of the dark
It's too early to be bragging with your bravery
I mean, there's no gate, something might be askew
At least one thing: we don't even have the wool shirts yet
Right, let's go see where they are drying up
And then just grab them
This evening when everybody's sleeping, we'll do our rounds
Sure, this evening. We'll find some
Agreed. - Let's go
Immu!
Immu, come already
But Ilmari, where are you going so late?
Listen, mom, I'm just going out for a bit
A little chatting and skiing with the guys
I'll soon be back
Anything in sight?
Sure there is
There's some wools
Let's leave them, they're Iikka's
Sure, he needs them as much as the Germans
But he's going to be an officer
Do you think officers aren't cold?
This won't do. Let's go find something else
And quick, or we'll have to return empty-handed
Nothing but kids' pissy pants
Is everyone in Raksila that dirty?
They never wash their clothes
We need to find wool shirts and that's it
How about going to the town?
To the yards of total strangers?
It'd be nothing but theft
What do you think it's here?
It's different with your own folks
We'd just borrow them
And when we'd have a whole lot of coffee, -
they'd get their share
Right, it wouldn't be theft at all
We'd just be helping those who don't have enough brains to trade themselves
It could be so, yes
Just get to work - Right, it's no theft
We're just like war bums
What the hell are you running around for -
dirtying laundry I've toiled to wash
How she got mad
Why didn't we take it by force?
Look what they've got hanging
Real wool, no cretonne
There's a sock and half
And slipovers too. - Who's gonna get it?
I'll go, if you don't dare
Shut up! It's not about courage
I could go. - All right
Wish me luck - Right
We'll whistle if there's movement in the yard
I am a sapling in your garden
and created for Heaven
I was granted your fatherly presence
already in my birth
Dear children, we thank Lord for getting to begin -
another school day despite the grim war times
But I must once again bring up -
the calamities and adversities of human life -
these exceptional, -
although victorious, times bring about
I will tell you an example
These desants and pests stole my woolly shirt
from our peaceful yard last night
And a scarf and a pair of gloves from a railway worker
Shirt thieves like that are our common enemy, -
that seek to dispel our common front by way of their misdeeds, -
and try to sow amorality among our troops
Therefore they must be destroyed and deported -
to the country for whom they do their dirty work
Let us pray
They had stolen a woolly shirt from the teacher
from me too, damn desants
Although it's no wonder they stole from the teacher, -
as he is a Patriotic People's Movement hardliner
And a lard dealer!
And totally insane!
But why me, a Labour man
Have you seen any tracks?
The scarf belonged to that howler monkey
Right, that fat railroader
And we ain't giving any coffee to the teacher
Of course not, after getting berated like that
A believer and everything
If he only prayed more devoutly
Maybe God would give him a new woolly shirt
No he won't. I've got it stashed away
Keep it well hidden from moths. - Moths in the winter?
Everyone draw a splinter
He who draws the shortest one gets to come with me, -
since only two are allowed
Matti, you go first
I got it. I get to make the exchange with Immu
Let's follow this road until we're pretty close to the barracks
But ski quietly
No one can hear the rattle anyway
Better be careful
Toppila lies that way
Is the Oulu-Kemi railway there?
The fence must be within about a hundred metres
It's so gloomy
Are you scared, Urkki?
Of course not. I merely said it looks gloomy
What if it's a trap?
What do you mean a trap?
What if they're shooting krauts? They'll capture you
They won't dare. It's bootlegging for them, too.
They'll get busted first, if they are caught by their police
You've got bad nerves
We'll whistle if they try something
If that happens, go get help
But don't give them the woolly shirt until you've got a camera
We won't. Let's go
Let's not stay here, guys
Let's listen a bit
It's just the forest hissing
There it is
What if it really is a trap
Let's take cover behind that bush
There's nothing to be afraid of
Be quiet. I hear something
Shut up
Let's lie here side by side
Do you see it? A small light
Yeah
Look. Look at that
I'm going in. Turn your skis ready facing the guys
If they try something, get help. - Yes
Hei. Komm her
Komm her. Schnell
Aber vorsichtig
Juno
Haben Sie Kognak und Fotoapparat?
Ja, ja doch haben wir. Katso vaikka
But do you have woolly socks?
What? Do you?
Hier, cognac first
Oder Fotoapparat
Und Juno. Hier
Hey, Urkki!
I'm sure I heard Urkki's voice
Come help Immu, his scream was cut off
Let's not go, guys
I'm going. - Me too
Jake, you stay. And if you don't hear from us, get help
Not me. - You gotta stay
Don't leave me guys, don't
Be careful
You escaped. - No I didn't
I went to get help, since your shouting was cut off like that
The krauts were damn scared
They covered my mouth when I tried to shout at you
Did you get a camera? - Look at this
Oh boy, what a camera. - That's no box
And cognac
German cognac
And so many boxes of Juno. - Juno!
They were damn nice Germans. - Yes they were
Hey, guys, there's film inside
Film inside
Then it must be stolen
Now I see why I had to be so quiet about it
And the guy, with whom we made the agreement, -
wasn't among them
No, let's give it back
Immu, don't go
Mother and father probably don't know -
that I'm sick
I have to talk to them
Dear Jesus, our saviour
Help my soul
Fire!
They were shooting people
It was the most horrible thing I've seen in my life
Oh, is it you, Jaakko?
Where are you coming from so late?
Oh, how untidy you are
And look at your hair
Come now. I'll present to you
We have a guest, uncle Fritz
Fritz, this is my little son, Jaakko
This is uncle Fritz, from the school
He hopes that you become very good friends
Smile a bit, Jaakko darling
He's brought you things: chocolate, candy, cookies
No! No tobacco, Fritz
Jaakko, let's go to the kitchen. The goodies are there
Try to cheer up, dear Jaakko
Your father's gone, you know. And I'm sure he'll understand my position
You're going to have loads of fun with us
Uncle Fritz is a good man and he likes you
Eat now, Jaakko, and then go to bed
Mommy's having a little chat with uncle Fritz
Good night, dear Jaakko
Look how excited she is
She wags her tail like a White Wagtail
Bah, excited. All they think about is coffee and chocolate -
when they go there
And the German language
Coffee and grammar can't hide women's desires
Just look
You're right, Urkki
Rudolf. Rudolf. Wonderful Rudolf
Ich liebe dich
I got an idea. Let's become Germans, -
so all the women will like us
Raksila Artistic Theatre
Sure I'll come. I'll even write about it in the newspaper
That's the smart thing to do
Do we even have to pay for it?
Of course we'll have to ask for some kind of a contribution
Lay the plank straight, so Mannerheim can -
stroll on it properly. - It must come down if needed.
Good day, Artturi. - Good day
I guess you haven't heard of the great things up at Raksila.
What is it?
The Raksila boys have decided to -
put up a real theatre performance.
Why don't you, Artturi, take your photography machine with you -
and we'll make tomorrow's issue -
a magnificent special issue. - That suits me
I wonder if any girls will come
All the toothless old hags in Raksila
Everyone will fall in love with us, when they see us playing Germans
And the teacher is going to write a news piece
Beg your mothers for money, -
it won't be performed for free
Will it stay up?
Wouldn't it be a screw up if it fell on the innocent spectators
It's notable that even in these times -
our youth have such lofty hobbies
It is thanks to the ideological upbringing
That's it
Quick, people are swarming on the road
Faster
Take these cigarettes to the car
We should rehearse at least once more
Rehearsing won't improve a good play
We know the plot already. Pate, come help me lift this
Oh wow, Raksila Artistic Theatre
How interesting
You may sit on the rocking chair, teacher.
Through the box office! You must pay!
No jumping the queue!
Go in through the box office
What should I choose for the headline
Maybe "Home-grown amateur theatre"?
No, too common
"The spirit stays alive in the toughest of times." That's better
Faster now
First we'll count the money
Jake, go make the welcome speech
Go, go!
Will it be real Shakespearean comedy?
Ladies and, uh, gentlemen
The Raksila Artistic Theatre presents -
exhibition piece "The Birthday"
Sounds exciting
The teacher gave a hundred. Altogether 218
I think we'll have to act pretty well
The subject is, you know, that guy Mannerheim, -
the Marshal of Finland had his 75th birthday
and even Hitler was among the guests
We read about it in the papers
So, come and see the act on the stage, -
Hitler's coming too
So, welcome and make yourselves comfortable
Congratulations, Marshal
Thanks
Thanks to yourself. - Thank you
Thank you. - Thank you
Heil Hitler! - Heil Hitler and the rest of the gang
Howdy, ole Adolf. - Hi
Adolph's pace. Forward
Hello, hello - Hi, hi
Stop pushing, damnit
Louder!
You mustn't recite your lines so quietly -
that the audience can't hear
Marshal of Finland, uh... Immu
I mean Mannerheim. ...attention, at ease!
I, Hitler, have the honour of awarding you the Golden Cross of Hitler
Band, blow your silver horns
From the top of the ladder -
Hitler gives Mannerheim the Golden Cross
Horse shit
This is going too far!
Attention! Attention!
This performance must be stopped, this is totally inappropriate
Hold on, ladies and gentlemen
Watch for your money's worth
It's going to be exciting with Hitler an Mannerheim -
sitting in a train car, blowing cigarette smoke on each other's eyes!
Cigarette smoke, eh?
And we've got a real cigar stump, too!
You rascals! Get out of here, each one of you!
Elevating, patriotic plays should be performed here
I'll let your parents know. Discipline, discipline!
Go away! To your homes, everyone
If this artistic theatre -
is still standing tomorrow, I'll notify the police
Come, Artturi, there's nothing left for us to do
And I thought it would be just innocent child's play
That's just the element -
destined to end up in the bottom of our society
We were damn lucky -
that fat black market bootlegger didn't demand his money back
They're the new krauts
I know. They're the German reserves freshly brought from Norway
They're old men
I'll go talk some German to them
But you don't know any German
Zweite Kompanie. Verstanden?
Ich liebe dich
Let me go! - Let him go!
Hands off!
What the hell's wrong with those Germans?
They're not like they used to be
... let's put a grenade under their pillow
There's another madman
You're like little kids. No sense of reality
Just listen to Immu
You just gotta put it in your heads, -
those krauts who've come lately aren't real Germans
Following them around isn't the real deal
Yep, Immu is right, -
we'll have to think of something better
Hey Jake, your father's home
You've left your skis lying there
Good day, Mr. Toikka. - Good day
I haven't seen you for a while
God day, boys. - Good day
So, what's up nowadays?
Ah, who cares really. Hello, boys
It's been going well, then
Sevastopol was conquered last summer, too
I wouldn't know much about that
That's a superb army, the Germanists
I don't really care about anything
But I heard the whole shit is surrounded in Stalingrad
No, no! It's the other way around
Even a little bird would understand it, -
if it's been following the news on the front line even a little bit
The Führer's intention is to lure -
the whole Ruskie army there during the winter
And come summer, -
the Russian lad won't rise again
Right, boys?
Yep, that's how it is
St. Petersburg will fall soon, too
I've got a feeling that next summer -
we'll be in St. Petersburg, looking for lots to buy
Boys, surely we'll go to St. Petersburg next summer?
Oh, we don't know
How would we get there?
With a train, of course. Comfortably and quickly
Just think about it, boys. Wouldn't that be a nice job?
Bye then, boys
See you.
Hey guys, I got it. - What is it now?
Urkki had an idea
I mean we won't be little boys anymore, -
we'll go work in St. Petersburg. - What? St. Petersburg?
Go with your momma. It's not even been conquered yet
Toikka knows better than you
What could we do there? - Shine shoes, for example
Yeah, that would be a good job
We'll have to talk to someone first
Why don't we wait until they conquer St. Petersburg?
If we wait for that, -
it'll be too late already
Who do we need to talk to? - Mr. Toikka
No, not Toikka, it must be some General in Oulu
There are no Generals in Oulu
Let's talk to the headmaster. He'll know
What is it? What do you have in your minds?
What have you done this time?
Well, we have a request for you, sir
What kind of a request is it? Let's hear it
You there
You see, me and the boys... We'd like to help
I mean, we want to be of some use in some way
We'd do some real work
You see, we want to volunteer for service
after St. Petersburg is conquered
We could do some cleaning up there
Yeah, shining shoes or something
Right, the city must be all dusty
What's this supposed to be?
Shining shoes in St. Petersburg!
What kind of a game is this?
Go home now, boys
I'll get you to Moscow, even, -
if the time comes
but you could as well have suggested -
going to Tasmania. Go home.
Sir, may I have a word
St. Petersburg? Who told you to say a thing like that?
Don't you know there's no politics allowed in school?
How unashamedly you try -
to ruin the reputation of our esteemed school
Clear politics. Who put such thoughts in your heads?
We didn't...
We must summon their class supervisor
He must investigate the matter thoroughly
This might conceal a system meant to -
make our patriotic education look ridiculous
There's your sense of reality, smart-ass
I'll never look for a sense of reality, you can take my word for it
How'd it go, boys
An hour and a half of detention, that's it
It was all Immu's and Urkki's fault
You were mad to anger the teachers. It'll ruin our grades
Shut up everyone!
Don't you know all grown-ups are insane?
Jaakko
Lord, we thank thee -
for being able to go to school -
despite the hard war times
We also thank thee for the past year
O Lord, you who look upon us
we thank thee for being allowed to enjoy -
for the light of thy grace and the freedom of our father land
Protect the soldiers defending our borders
Protect the teachers and pupils of our school in times to come
Let us pray
May the Lord bless us and protect us
may he turn his face towards us -
and be merciful unto us
May the lord turn to us -
and give us eternal peace
in name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
Amen
He won't make it
He did it. - Urkki is becoming a man
He'll man up little by little. - Stop bragging
If you had shoes like mine, you wouldn't make it, either
These aren't anything to brag about, either
Mine are even worse
Let's agree that everyone has just as bad shoes
Seeing this war through to the final victory -
is beginning to be felt in our shoes
That's our sacrifice. - What sacrifice?
Don't you know religion?
You know, Isaac, no, Josef, no, -
It was that guy Abraham who sacrificed his son Esau
No, Isaac... Oh damn, it was Esau, yeah
No one's sacrificing my shoes, but I'm ready to sacrifice you
Hey guys, look, the reverend is out for a walk
O sacred Lord, hear the prayer of us bootleggers
prolong the war and make us rich
You screwed up badly, holding that prayer
Did you hear, guys, I'm getting a scholarship
The religion teacher is sure to support me
Do you know what that money is going to be used for?
I'll buy butter and then...
Oh, you mean bootlegging?
Look at this, guys, money
I wonder what time it is... - Look, he's got a watch
Well, I gotta go
Just a little gig and a fat girl waiting
Do you know what a whore is?
Girls
What do you do to them?
Just squeeze a bit, like that
See you, kids. Little gigs and a girl waiting
You're lying like a pig! Who do you think you are?
I'm Rommel
Liar. He's no Rommel
He's just talking big
And he's got no girls waiting
But our Iikka has a bride
Yesterday evening he wolfed down his dinner and rushed straight out
Who is it? - Liisa Toikka
Frankly I was hoping you'd find a high-ranking German officer
But seeing as you have decided to marry this -
Lieutenant Iikka Kaarela
So...
I guess he'll become a gent, too, in time
In peace times it wouldn't have been possible, of course
Where are you going?
I came to see my mother, since I got my report card
She asked me to come show it - She's not here
But she asked me to. - You can't loiter around here
German property is held here and I'm responsible for it
Go wait in the yard. Go, go, go
Oh shit, they're going to the graveyard
You can make love there, too
Tell me, Iikka, how you dear lads fare on the front?
It's so quiet on the front these days
It actually feels creepy
You hear banging from the neighbour's side, and it makes you think, -
what could they be preparing
Let's sit there. - Let's
Let's go. It's so cold
See how the crosses look the same
There'll be brighter ones in the summer
Let me say it: -
Finnish soldiers aren't worth a thing
Don't you see, they're engaged
In love, do you get it?
That doesn't mean they can't do anything
A German would have fathered twins by now
You're a kid. You don't understand
Look, guys, all the crosses look alike
There's one brand new
One swallow doesn't make summer
Let's go home, guys, I'm cold
I'm colder than you. - No, me
I'm the coldest of all, my teeth are clacking
therefore all furloughs are cancelled -<
and everybody must return to their units instantly
That's how it is: We need every man -
to strike Ivan down
Who was it in the school who said -
that the führer will soon press a button in Berlin -
and the whole London will blow up. - The religion teacher
There you hear it, religious education is in the right hands
as soon as I hear victory has been reached, -
I'll put on my bridal gown
Actually I pity those krauts
A tired bunch
They'll attack in the Eastern Front in their parade uniforms yet
Have you heard any -
assault gun rounds go off in Raksila? -What are those?
Poor kids, they don't know the king of blasts
Damn what a crackle
We've had those, too. - No you haven't, they're brand new
Fine like a big pike. - Not every kid can steal them
Let's join our forces and steal one together
Hold your horses, we won't join anything
I'm in if we can get one of those
Let's go, Immu
All right, then. But no horsing around
A roar like that hasn't been heard in Oulu before
Whistle as soon as you've got it
We'll take care of the guard. - Got you
Hast du eine Schwester? Nicht, wahr?
I've got a sister, all right. Svester, yup
One-year-old
He didn't ask for her age
Look at that
No fingerprints
Guys, I hear a sweet ringing inside
Let me listen to it
Blow that up in our shed and the whole Raksila will be destroyed
Your shed! Take your momma there
Do they think we'll give it to them?
It belongs to us now, get yourselves one of your own
Look what they've done
It belongs to us just the same
Damn crooks. - Let's go after them!
It's horrible
Two of the Tuira boys are dead
and the rest are probably crippled for life
Jaakko, promise me you won't do anything like that
Promise me that you only hang around with good boys
Mom left you some money. You'll go to the movies and...
Come to the school to visit mother and uncle Fritz
Jaakko, everything will be all right
Soon we'll be together all the time
Bye, Jaakko.
You've brought a noble message. I'm proud that -
your brother, lieutenant Iikka Kaarela, died like he should
He has redeemed us both, -
as two similar citizens of free Finland
Remember, too, when you go to school
Always remember, that the death of your brother, -
and hundreds of thousands of noble young men like him -
obligates you to fight -
until the final victory
Glory and fatherland
I'll let Liisa know as soon as she comes home from swimming
Good bye
Immu, where are you going?
I have important matters to take care of
The battlefront demands blood
Glory, fatherland
Lieutenant Iikka and Ilmari Kaarela: Pro patria
Both talented boys
Hello, boys. - Hello
Are you lying in bed all day?
Your father said you'd live with your grandmother
My, how stuffy it is here
There are cookies, too. Take it, Risto
They belong to you and nobody else
This is your new home
Did your mother leave you any money?
There's some in the drawer
If you plan on getting food here, you'll have to pay for it
Although it would be better if your father took you to your grandmother, -
seeing as your mother left you
She didn't yet
Where are you going?
Make some firewood first, if you want to eat
Is Jake home? He just ran off
Where to? - To the school, I guess. After her mother
Mother
I must have a word with you, Jaakko
I'm leaving for Germany with Uncle Fritz
Where will I go?
You can live with your grandmother -
until I come and take you to Germany
Jaakko darling, this is no reason to cry
Don't cry, dear Jaakko. Please don't cry
Why boohoo? Nicht gut
I give what you want
Don't cry, Jaakko
Jaakko. You'll get to Germany when peace comes
There everything's better
Jaakko, stop crying!
Must laugh
Little Jaakko, why don't you laugh, too
It's not fit for a man to cry
Look at Uncle Fritz laugh
He is a man, hero
What are you screaming at?
My mother
Your mother again
There's a whole trainload of mothers at the railway station
Leaving for the Utopia
At the station?
Leaving their kids
Jake!
Don't go, Jake. - There's something exciting
The war is over, and there's peace
Mother, mother!