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Unknown Soldier (2017)

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Unknown Soldier (2017)

Overview

The film follows Finnish army machine gun company in Continuation War against Soviet Union, 1941–1944. Based on Väinö Linna's best selling novel Tuntematon Sotilas (The Unknown Soldier) and the novel's uncensored version, Sotaromaani (A War Novel).


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive

Viewer Rating
7.5

Overview

The film follows Finnish army machine gun company in Continuation War against Soviet Union, 1941–1944. Based on Väinö Linna's best selling novel Tuntematon Sotilas (The Unknown Soldier) and the novel's uncensored version, Sotaromaani (A War Novel).


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

The film offers a balanced portrayal of the Continuation War, focusing on the brutal human experience and the soldiers' resilience and camaraderie, rather than explicitly promoting a specific political ideology or solution.

The film features traditional casting, reflecting the historical and geographical context of a Finnish war drama. Its narrative focuses on the experiences of soldiers without explicitly critiquing or negatively portraying traditional identities.

Secondary

The film depicts Christianity as an integral part of Finnish soldiers' lives and culture, serving as a source of comfort, tradition, and moral reflection amidst the horrors of war. While characters grapple with faith and doubt, the narrative portrays the religion and its adherents with respect and nuance, without critiquing the faith itself.

The film 'Unknown Soldier' by Aku Louhimies, a war drama set during the Continuation War, does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses exclusively on the experiences of Finnish soldiers in combat and their personal lives without incorporating queer identities or storylines.

The film "Unknown Soldier" is a war drama depicting the experiences of a Finnish machine gun company during the Continuation War. Its narrative focuses on combat, camaraderie, and the psychological toll of war. There are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present within the film's storyline or character arcs.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The 2017 film is an adaptation of Väinö Linna's novel, which features a male-dominated cast of soldiers. All major characters established as male in the source material remain male in this adaptation, with no instances of gender swapping.

The film is an adaptation of a classic Finnish novel depicting Finnish soldiers in WWII. All major characters, historically and canonically established as white Finnish, are portrayed by white Finnish actors in the 2017 adaptation.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.5

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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7.7
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7.4

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N/A
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N/A

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