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1944 2015

Directed by Elmo Nüganen · 100 mins · 1,609 views

3.6 Letterboxd 3.43(2,589)
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Synopsis

The events of the war in 1944, from the Blue Hills to Sõrve Peninsula. Shown through the eyes of Estonian soldiers who had to pick sides and fight against fellow brothers. Choices have to be made, not only by the soldiers, but also by their loved ones.

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Reviews (141)

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    Des Saint 8 月 23, 2026

    War is hell! Estonia was first occupied by Rusia and then by Germany, WWII. Both countries conscripted young Estonians into their armies. And so the Estonians started killing each other. It had little to do with ideology. This movie takes us into the lives of soldiers on both sides. In a strange twist of fate, one Estonian meets the sister of the countryman he killed and they fall in love. War brings out the best and worst in people. It is a platform where good and evil battle and where good and evil manifests itself on all sides.

    11
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    krstn_sn 8 月 23, 2026

    lihtsalt masendav mõelda, et kõik see juhtus vähem kui 100 aastat tagasi. lohutan end mõttega, et läbi kõigi nende raskuste, pole eestlased lootust kaotanud ja meie riik ja rahvas püsivad!!! lihtsalt tahaks ka mainida, kui imeline muusika siin filmis kõlab ja kui ilusad näitlejad siin mängivad. “he!l h!tler!” “ei ütle!” will forever be iconic

    8
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    Movie Good or Movie Bad? 8 月 23, 2026

    One Popular Film Around The World Challenge Film #52 Estonia An extremely disturbing film about the atrocities of war and how Estonians were pitted against each other just trying to find room to survive during WWII. The perspective of this film is very unique and one I’m sure resonates with many Estonians, but as a film, I think it doesn’t stand out compared to others in the genre.

    15
  4. A
    AndreJoo 8 月 23, 2026

    This film felt like two films in one. The first half felt like a bunch of WW2 reenactors bringing out their toys and bashing them against each other. Not much in terms of story or character. The second half introduces a much more compelling character and the narrative and theme become richer. That said the film suffered greatly from over exposure in all the scenes shot outside during the day, with many of those shots being entirely engulfed by bright white light, and then for the night time scenes in Tallinn the camera felt under exposed and some of the shots were blurry. Overall a pretty decent production for an indie low budget Estonian film.

    56
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    Ricardo 8 月 23, 2026

    A noble failure. The historical calamities that have befallen the Eastern Europeans have been underserved by the movies, a fact that 1944 tries to address (it was Estonia’s official submission to the Oscars). But its title is not the only generic aspect of it, since almost everything in here you’ve seen done countless times before, often better and on a bigger canvas. There’s moments here that recall the phony movie from Inglorious Basterds, where the German sniper kept mowing down endless hordes, and they all fell dramatically to the floor. It’s not a good look. I admire its perspective though, which is never seen in Hollywood WW2 productions. American films paint WW2 as a struggle against the Nazis, omitting all the atrocities committed by Stalin’s Red Army. Here we get to see some of that, reminding us that it didn’t matter who won the war: in the end we’re all losers on the way to the grave.

    28
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    V. Lepistö 8 月 23, 2026

    During the invasion of Germans and Soviets, Estonian people were forced to different sides and on the battlefield they faced each other. In the heart of 1944 is the ultimate hope for freedom, the hope that nothing like this will ever happen again. It’s universal like the great war pictures are though it never takes any special steps in cinematic storytelling but rather tells the story in the fashion we are used to. But its braveness and humanity strongly appeals to me as the son of neighbor country whose people have also killed each other because of this cursed division between pointless ideologies. It might be too much to ask for humanity to abandon ideologies and simply believe that everyone…

    8
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    PUNQ 8 月 23, 2026

    A World War II drama telling the rare story about the Estonian situation. Definitely one that Estonians will hold near to their heart, and for others it has some solid moments. But compare it to the thousands of war movies that’s been made over the years, it’s not that remarkable. Main struggle is that it doesn’t establish the leads well enough to make one care too much about the individual parts. The positive is that it tells an down to earth version of the war and the torn situation they were in.

    7
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    hugooabella 8 月 23, 2026

    🇪🇸: Película antibélica en todos sus sentidos. Nos muestra lo cruel y absurda que es la guerra. Enlaza ambos bandos y nos da una visión general. Los efectos son buenos, está lograda. La duración ed muy adecuada, muchas películas del género se alargan demasiado sin motivo alguno. // 🇬🇧: Anti-war film in all its senses. It shows us how cruel and absurd war is. It links both sides and gives us an overview. The effects are good, it is achieved. The duration is very adequate, many films of the genre go on too long for no reason.

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    miamariak 8 月 23, 2026

    kõik lemmikud ühes filmis

    9
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    notimportant93 8 月 23, 2026

    Sounded really good at first, as it has a lot of potential to show the complexity of war, as well as how devastating and pointless it is. But it doesn’t really live up to it’s potential. The battle scenes are underwhelming, the story and characters are lacking weight and personality. It also just feels cheap at times. All a bit underwhelming.

    7
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    VICTOR P. S. 8 月 23, 2026

    Un país entre dos fuegos y los dos genocidas mas grandes de la historia (Hitler y Stalin), que provoco la muerte entre hermanos sin saber muy bien porque luchaban, y esto queda muy bien reflejado dividiendo la historia en dos, una parte soldados de Estonia reclutados por los nazis y otros por la soviética,con sus propios matices politico utilizando como nexo de unión una hermana/ una amante. Para mi sorpresa , las escenas bélicas estan muy bien desarrolladas y ambientadas, nada que envidiar al cine made Hollywood, posiblemente le falte mas carga emocional en las actuaciones y se le ve el plumero a los estonios cuando es mas critica con los soviéticos.

    7
  12. S
    Sol 8 月 23, 2026

    1944 is an Estonian war drama film directed by Elmo Nüganen. In July 1944 on the Tannenberg Line, Estonia, a unit of Estonian soldiers from the Waffen SS fought against the advancing Red Army. Soviet forces outnumber tanks and infantry and German forces have to retreat through streams of civilian refugees. After a brutal battle, the victors are a unit of the Estonian Red Army. While the dead of both sides are buried in a mass grave, an Estonian Red Army named Jüri searches the body of an Estonian from the German forces named Karl and finds an unsent letter to Karl’s sister Aino in Tallinn. When the Russians capture the city, he delivers the letter in person and he…

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    sofiafeee 6 月 18, 2026

    see ei olnud õige film mida enne teatrilaule vaadata….

    2
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    candyapple_ 6 月 12, 2026

    Ehh it’s okay it’s not the greatest war movie that I’ve seen but it does depict how fast life can end. In an instant. But the movie doesn’t hold much sentimental significance, which is what I personally like to look forward to in war films.

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    AndreJoo 6 月 10, 2026

    This film felt like two films in one. The first half felt like a bunch of WW2 reenactors bringing out their toys and bashing them against each other. Not much in terms of story or character. The second half introduces a much more compelling character and the narrative and theme become richer. That said the film suffered greatly from over exposure in all the scenes shot outside during the day, with many of those shots being entirely engulfed by bright…

    56
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    nelli 6 月 9, 2026

    Eestid goat

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    TheWinterFalcon 6 月 8, 2026

    Amazing movie that does a great job of showing the reality of war. The suspense was well kept throughout the entire film

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    PEPITO_ltrbx 6 月 5, 2026

    Trop niche pour vous je pense

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    Nate 6 月 2, 2026

    Pretty great movie. 8/10, I loved the way the story was told through so many different perspectives.

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    Gmafrzii 5 月 29, 2026

    Alur what whatan wkwkwk

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    ArlaaArlaa 5 月 24, 2026

    Le film explore les épreuves vécues par les Estoniens durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, contraints de s’affronter entre conscrits dans l’armée allemande et conscrits dans l’armée russe. La situation des pays baltes pendant la guerre est trop souvent oubliée. Ont-ils été libérés par les Russes ou sont-ils passés d’un oppresseur à l’autre ? Un si petit pays, et pourtant tant de morts. La scène où Jürii reçoit l’ordre de tirer sur des enfants, encore mineurs, est particulièrement cruelle. Ce film ne manie pas le bien et le mal, mais cette scène révèle une face plus sombre que les autres.

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    juhasoi 5 月 11, 2026

    Better dead than red. Long live Estonia, and down with the communist traitors. All in all decent war film. Anyone who thinks Estonia was liberated in 1944 should be put up against a wall.

    3
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    madiken 5 月 8, 2026

    jube maailm jube

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    Gandonio Pripizduchi 5 月 2, 2026

    1-ая половина фильма: ну, в Красной Армии долбоебы, которые бомбят мирняк и ссылают всех в Сибирь, а ещё они воевать не умеют и бегут по открытому полю вперёд танка. А вот наши парни эстонцы из 20 Ваффен гренадерской дивизии, вот они то. Они не за Рейх воюют, а за Эстонию. Они могут и зигу не кидать и им ничего не будет, и подтираться фотографией Гитлера, а две молнии на каске, наверное электрики второго разряда. 2-ая половина фильма: теперь не вся РККА долбоебы, а только командир, похожий на Питера Гриффина. Ну они всё ровно ублюде от которых население бежит, но хотя бы воевать научились.

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    s0fisu 5 月 1, 2026

    Nos hace mirar la guerra de manera “neutra” porque no intenta juzgar qué bando fue “mejor” o más violento. No se queda solo en mostrar lo bélico de las batallas, más bien se enfoca en las verdaderas vidas de los soldados, algo más allá de la guerra, eran personas que sentían y vivían. Hace ver el conflicto como algo más humano y no como una simple lucha de malos o buenos En la guerra no existe una sola verdad, si no un montón de vidas que pierden siempre pierden algo sin importar el lado que estén.

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    Lordbryant 4 月 29, 2026

    The best World War 2 movie I have ever seen. One of the few movies that made me tear up. I appreciate how the humanity of soldiers from both sides was shown. Both the stories of Karl and Yuri are so tragic and beautiful. I love how this movie portrays war and death, and shows how the innocent are hurt the most. “The innocent feel guilty and the guilty feel nothing”

    1
  27. B
    Ben_thefilmguy 4 月 22, 2026

    Damn fine look into the mind of the Estonians during wwII. They just wanted to live but got dragged into a war they hated. Fuck fascism and fuck the USSR!

  28. B
    bennettdiaz 4 月 16, 2026

    A catastrophic mistake by Apple TV to only provide the English dubbed version. It is not worth watching

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    Nati 4 月 16, 2026

    nii eriline ja thtis film

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    Ihatethenumber4 4 月 14, 2026

    In one moment, all of your food may be gone.

  31. D
    Drew St. Pierre 4 月 11, 2026

    1944 takes place over the course of four months during WWII. As the Soviets plan on retaking Estonia from the Nazis, a group of Estonian soldiers on opposing sides have no other choice to fight each other. This movie doesn’t shy away from realism with its mostly bloodless battle sequences, superior production values, and a surprising sense of humanity. However, I feel other WWII movies have captured the tension, themes of bravery and sacrifice, and gritty realism a 1000x better than in this movie. Yes, I’m looking at you, Hacksaw Ridge and Saving Private Ryan!

  32. C
    clounze 4 月 10, 2026

    nobody is the good guy, phenonomel acting.

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    Jequez 4 月 6, 2026

    El campero de la granada me pilló por sorpresa. Cabe destacar que el doblaje al español por momentos parece hecho por Cuéllar (un tryhard aburrido).

    1
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    wrightp30 4 月 1, 2026

    Estonian movie, watched in English :/. Since we are on the verge of WWIII, this WWII film seems right. In 1939, WWII Begins… In 1944, Red Army is at the gates. Switched sides mid-movie. One must fear soviet power. 3.30 -“you’re a lucky guy” 😅 -we surrender 🙌🏻. 🔫💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥 -heil hitler…. Why?… why not? -twin (🪖💥😭🪦) -rifle with no ammo 🟰 wooden stick -🫵🏼✈️ 🪦 -Jõgi 🔫 Karl 🪦 -sent to the gulag?!?!?!?!?!? s/o COD -“the innocent feel guilt, the guilty feel nothing” -💣🪦 -hands up 🙌🏻. 🔫💥💥💥💥💥💥💥 -juri 🪦 -👧🏼 ✉️ Best Thing: ✉️🥲 killed ur brother in battle……. Comp: Fury

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    Olivia 3 月 31, 2026

    Que dura de ver

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    tirileckh 3 月 21, 2026

    Miks kõik ära pidid surema 🙁

    1
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    Santiago Padilla 3 月 21, 2026

    Da vueltas constantes alrededor de sí misma.

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    cing 3 月 20, 2026

    1944 first estonian movie i’ve watched. it was amazing. it had beautiful visuals, and i loved the fact it gave mini descriptions and dates in chronological order in each cutscene. it was a little upsetting how the plot was kind of empty and there wasn’t really enough time to get an attachment with a character, but once it happens they are suddenly DEAD (ahem… KARL.) also i was confused why the POV shifted to an red army estonian soldier, and…

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    Peksupoisspro69 3 月 20, 2026

    Kui ma oleks yksi kodus seda vaadand oleks ma oma silmad peast nutnud aga ajalooklassis peab nonchalant olema. Monus kuidas iga hetk kui mingi peategelane/lemmiktegelane hakkas kujunema tapeti ta kohe ara😍

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    MiNhANh 3 月 18, 2026

    “What’s The Purpose Of All This?”

    1
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    rabamees 3 月 16, 2026

    Shoutout Tuulbergi ajaloo tunnid.

    1
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    Moviefan401K 3 月 13, 2026

    Shi made me mad and sad. Can’t ask for more

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    Solve_bugge 3 月 8, 2026

    Wonderful insight into a largely forgotten part of european history. For being such a small production, they got impressively many details rigth, down to the uniforms and weaponry. Not to mention the great storytelling and interesting characters.

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    ann 3 月 7, 2026

    nii hea roe🥺

  45. C
    caerydwyn 3 月 5, 2026

    🥱

  46. B
    Bimo 3 月 5, 2026

    Boring and rushed at times. I wonder if I had a direct cultural connection to the horrors of the eastern front if this may have a larger appeal for me?

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    Fernandez 3 月 4, 2026

    Eesti parim film. Nii suur arm selle filmile. See film on nii eriline mulle. Muusika ka on sellel nii peak (Hällilaul, Requiem: Agnus Dei). Enamus muusikat ei leia. “Läänerindel muutuseta” mentioned. Kirik oli aura. Vaene Jüri Jõgi. “Heil Hitler!” “Ei ütle.” “Ütle ikka.” “Imelik tunne on. Kuidagi, ei tunne nagu ise ennast ära. Selline tunne nagu, ma ei tea, nagu näed ise ennast kõrvalt.” “Täna, 19. septembril, me võtame selle metsa endale. Homme, 20. septembril, tulevad venelased ja peksavad meid…

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    kalatoit 2 月 24, 2026

    Ma vist pole sõjafilmideks loodud.. töinasin juba filmi teisel minutil Välja toodud eestlaste erineval pool sõdimise traagika

    3
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    cinnamonroll 2 月 24, 2026

    estonian war movies move me like no other. ma armastan eestit.

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    rtkay 2 月 24, 2026

    head vabariigi aastapäeva teeme palun rohkem suuri filme, peak

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    Mia Rajas 2 月 24, 2026

    Ainuke teos mis teeb sõja ulmelise õuduse reaalseks. “Süütud tunnevad süüd, süüdlased ei midagi.”

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    anikiel 2 月 22, 2026

    “Heilhitler!” “Eiütle!”

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    Kabeljau ☭ 2 月 21, 2026

    How ready this film is to justify fighting alongside Nazi Germany for Estonian Nationalism

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    minna 2 月 21, 2026

    tõesti kurb film, aga hästi tehtud ja pani mind mõtlema sellele kui palju on mul vedanud, et elan vabas eestis ja peaks rohkem seda väärtustama!!

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    Tebanrusso 2 月 11, 2026

    Uau

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    ☆ ere ☆ 2 月 9, 2026

    üllatavalt hea cringe’i dialoogiga eesti sõjafilmi kohta

    1
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    Harley Combest 2 月 8, 2026

    Really good.

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    sofija 2 月 5, 2026

    See, mis teeb selle filmi jooksul langenud pisaraid eriti kipitavaks on fakt, et selline oli meie eestlastest esivanemate (ja lätlastest, shout out sealsed sugulased) realiteet, kõigil on ju oma lugu ja seos selle filmi tegevustikuga… Suurt ängi põhjustab veel ebamugav tõde, et laias laastus aastal 2026 ei tunta ega rõhutata teoses kujutatud ajalugu, ERITI mõjuvõimsate suurriikide seas, ükskõik kui palju me sellest ka ei räägiks. Ärme iial unusta oma lugu ning röökigem edasi nii, et meie kultuur jõuaks edasi veelgi rohkem, et teised ÄRKAKS ÜLES LEGE.

    4
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    nettemarii 2 月 4, 2026

    Jube ebaõiglane elu aga oi kui ilusad näitlejad😏

    2
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    liisikaru 2 月 4, 2026

    latakas lataka järel. no oi kui valus

    5
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    lisete 2 月 4, 2026

    Esivanemad, ma mäletan teid igavesti ja oleks tahtnud olla seal, et teid kasvõi lihtsalt kallistada..

    4
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    maria 2 月 4, 2026

    nii tore on vaadata filmi, kus igas stseenis on ilusad kutid! okei nali naljakas aga see film oli yli hea, eesti sojafilmid on alati ekstreemselt hasti valja kukkunud ja kui moelda sellele, et see tegelikult oligi nii ja see oli eesti noormeeste saatus, siis teeb kurvaks ikka kyll… lisan, et on nii kurb et enamik teise maailmasoja filme, mis kuulsaks saavad on tehtud kas saksa voi vene soduri silmade labi, aga minu arust peaks just rohkem olema n-o “okupatsiooni riikide” voi “ohvrite” silmade labi tehtud filme.

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    Edie Kaye ˙𐃷˙ 2 月 3, 2026

    could’ve been a good movie and a nice little premise that gets washed away by “holy shit everyone is white and looks the same” and i kept getting confused bc who? why should i invest in you? didn’t you just die? oh that was the other one? wait which side is this?

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    jenna pruunsild 2 月 3, 2026

    kuidagi muutis selle niii palju reaalsemaks ja südamelähedasemaks inglise keele asemel meie endi emakeeles filmi kogemine

    3
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    Mustafa Nakipoğlu 2 月 1, 2026

    A war drama film released in 2015, directed by Estonian filmmaker Elmo Nüganen. The film depicts Estonia—left within the Soviet sphere of influence as a result of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact signed between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, and annexed by the USSR in 1940—being occupied by German forces following the launch of Operation Barbarossa in June 1941, and later falling back under Soviet control as the Germans began their retreat. This historical process is conveyed through the experiences of…

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    Karlime 1 月 25, 2026

    The score of this film is simply beautiful.

    4
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    TenaciousT123 1 月 23, 2026

    I went in expecting a lot of action around the Battle of Tannenberg Line, and ended up with a more reflective movie. My fault for not watching trailers. Might hit harder if you’re Estonian.

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    milli 1 月 18, 2026

    left to be desired

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    emmamimosa 1 月 14, 2026

    jouuu koik mu lemmikud eesti naitlejad ei joudnud filmi loppu naha jube kahju

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    Erick1865 1 月 12, 2026

    The movie itself is mid but it’s a nice change to see something from the perspective of the “Soldat” in WW2.

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    Danchi Tsuma 1 月 7, 2026

    Estonian war drama about Baltic volunteers in the Waffen SS and how some of them switched to the Soviets. Well made film and kept me interested with some scary battle scenes that did not try to impersonate Saving Ryan’s Privates. Worth a watch.

  72. B
    bellaamelie 1 月 7, 2026

    okei nüüd ajaloo retsensiooni kirjutama!!!!😈

    3 1
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    Staka19 1 月 3, 2026

    Filme notable. Nunca vira cinema estoniano.

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    aufa dah swen 1 月 3, 2026

    Estonian casualty of war

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    Kaisa 12 月 23, 2025

    isegi filmitegelased ei põgene sõja jõhkrusest. vaatasin hetke Sinimägede lahingust, kui mu isa mööd kõndis ja lausus: “ka mu isa oli seal. kui vana ta siis oligi? (arvutab hetke) no umbes sama vanad kui need poisid seal.”

    1
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    longesttextever 12 月 22, 2025

    Ainol küll ei vedanud

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    Emin7 12 月 12, 2025

    yozgat kadar minicik bi ülkeden çıkan eli yüzü düzgün bi savas filmi

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    Kristaps 12 月 8, 2025

    They did the Charlie Kirk

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    skatitaja 12 月 8, 2025

    Romantiku mums atņēma, bet tāpat bija bēdīgi. Gribēju, lai Zelče domā, ka esmu baigi cietais rieksts, bet viņa redzēja kā slauku asaras piedurknē.

    3
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    britatita🎬 12 月 8, 2025

    Kuidas siis muidu merikese okupatsiooniaja arutluseks valmistuda kui mitte läbi filmide?

    1
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    Kyle 12 月 6, 2025

    “The innocent always feel guilt, the guilty feel nothing.” ~ Jüri Jõgi ~ This movie was very interesting, on it’s face I was expecting a pretty typical war movie but got a very introspective look at how complicated World War 2 could be at times. Taking place in the country of Estonia in the titular year of 1944, this movie is funded and filmed in the country as well, adding alot to the authentic tone their trying to go for.…

    1
  82. B
    Brendan Sullivan 12 月 1, 2025

    It provides a unique perspective on how Estonia was torn apart by the soviets and nazis in WWII but the movie failed to hold my attention mainly because it failed to properly establish characters in my opinion *watched for class*

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    Max meow 11 月 28, 2025

    Pretty smooth transition between characters

    1
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    Weird69 11 月 22, 2025

    The 2015 Estonian War Drama directed by Elmo Nuganen and written by Leo Kunnas. The film looks at Estonia during World WarII through the eyes of Estonian soldiers, some fighting for the Germans and some for the Soviet Union. It portrays the absurdity of War, in that Estonia was neutral at the beginning of the war, but then it was invaded and occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940 and 55,000 Estonians were conscripted into the Red Army. Then in…

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    Keith 11 月 22, 2025

    I’ve seen better war movies

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    Blake 11 月 21, 2025

    This some crazy shit…watched it for a class so I can’t give it any higher than 4 stars, but it was very well made and told a great story. Surprising shift of perspective as well, and the lack of happy ending for basically everybody really speaks to the meaninglessness of war.

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    antdigapony 10 月 23, 2025

    Фільм про Естонію 1944 року. Й*ні кацапи-комуняки показані у вигляді якогось Прохора і дивно, що він показаний наче “хорошим узьким”…А так – хороше кіно про важке роздоріжжя естонців: що німці з Гітлером кинули, що комуняки зі Сталіним розстрілювали чи висилали до Сибіру. Як так? А отак: маленька країна між двох імперій. ІМХО: політрука-комуняку можна було застрелити і сказати всім, що то був бій і політрук “висунувся”. А так – “хороший узький” його застрелив і незрозуміло чого це йому “зійшло з рук”. Якби не оці “прохори” – було б ще краще, але…

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    Yago Miranda 10 月 15, 2025

    Narra muy bien la toma de Estonia por los soviéticos pero vista desde ambas partes, junto a conflictos personales de los jóvenes estonios.

  89. D
    dylan1036 10 月 12, 2025

    Did not finish. For the first time in a long time I was so bored by a movie I turned it off. Had about 30 minutes left but I just couldn’t take much more of it. The first half had a bit more action so it was more tolerable, but I felt very little attachment to anyone, and the guy I liked died at the 40 minute mark anyway.

  90. H
    hagonzal24 9 月 30, 2025

    Good movie 👌

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    whyangelscrying 9 月 24, 2025

    make love, not war. heartbreaking movie, it’s all I can say.

  92. R
    Rick Collins 9 月 20, 2025

    It’s quite effective at demonstrating the horrific situation Estonians found themselves in during WW2. It serves its subject well while portraying the conflict as human vs human while still also demonstrating contempt for Nazism and Stalinism.

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    ;m 9 月 10, 2025

    فاشل

  94. R
    rajunomm 9 月 8, 2025

    Selle filmi peategelane on sõda. Aga film on hea.

  95. S
    saaralota 9 月 7, 2025

    Very important film for Estonian history

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    looreliis 9 月 7, 2025

    mu ema tegi kogu filmi vältel lore droppi mu vanavanaisast sõjas seega ma kõike ei näinud

    3
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    m k 9 月 7, 2025

    my good sis aino going through it ikka.

    1
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    stella 9 月 6, 2025

    heart wrenching film about estonia during world war ii and how estonians protected each other. i was vaguely familiar with estonia’s back and forth occupation by both sides, but obviously seeing it play out is much more impactful. it’s devastating being torn between sympathizing with the estonian soldiers who had no choice and my deep dislike for both of the armies they had to represent. the way the perspective swaps was really nicely done although i did spend the whole…

  99. S
    SundayOrMonday 9 月 1, 2025

    Good

  100. C
    Cockroach Bat 8 月 16, 2025

    This is meant to be a powerful examination of a country that was caught in the middle of the devastations of the Eastern Front, but frankly, it doesn’t work. It’s script was clearly written by a soldier, giving it an appreciable authenticity. But the way the perspective is split and the unsubtle way in which the torch is passed was a bad idea. They should have been scrambled together before ultimately colliding in combat.

  101. R
    rousselalex 8 月 13, 2025

    Titre français freres ennemis

  102. C
    Charmingkhan911 8 月 13, 2025

    There is just far too little representation of those who found themselves stuck between a rock and a hard place in Eastern Europe two massive armies either side that care little about your sovereign nation with people joining either side or fighting both with hopes that which ever side they find themselves on will lead to the best outcome for their respective nation.

    1
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    renayippee 8 月 4, 2025

    smash

  104. B
    Beksii 7 月 28, 2025

    üks parimaid eesti filme! Väga hästi tehtud ning väga hea sisuga, kõik head näitlejad on filmis

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    awilliamson 7 月 23, 2025

    What a sucky situation for a country and it’s people. Split story was compelling. I realize editing can cover a multitude of sins but I thought the battle scenes were a bit too cut up.

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    ints_ 7 月 14, 2025

    Solid Estonian war movie about the struggles of WWII. Shows the sad reality of war and its consequences for regular everyday people.

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    Thrawn_7 7 月 13, 2025

    _

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    Taeyon 7 月 11, 2025

    had no idea what was happening. watched it during a workout 👍 good vibes

  109. S
    stargeek3000 6 月 21, 2025

    Gaps a lot of American WW2 movies

  110. C
    Caleb Goding 6 月 15, 2025

    Pretty decent WWII movie. One note: Amazon offer one audio track, and it is a WRETCHED English dub.

    1
  111. 4
    404 6 月 14, 2025

    The story is divided into two parts and deliberately avoiding a single “side” showing how the same conflict looks from opposing positions within the same nationality. It shifts the focus away from spectacle and toward personal moments. Capturing fear and the tragic reality of fighting fellow countrymen under foreign powers.

  112. F
    FluffyDragQueen 6 月 12, 2025

    A solidly made, if not particularly exceptional war movie, focussing on the perhaps lesser known perspective of Estonia. With its young men forcibly conscripted by both the Germans and the Russians, which ultimately led to them into fighting against their own countrymen, in their own land, while not particularly subscribing to the ideologies of either side, it’s a powerful illustration of the hopelessness facing small nations caught between two warring superpowers and fighting just in an attempt to survive. It’s…

    1
  113. A
    Agate 6 月 6, 2025

    Heartbreaking reality for many

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    nickg33 5 月 27, 2025

    Killed the man, love the sister, crazy work

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    SoupTuesday 5 月 19, 2025

    Telling a story about a little known (to me at least) aspect of World War 2, 1944 is a brilliant film with some brutal battle scenes and an unusual narrative structure that mirrors the plight of the Estonians, caught between the Nazis and Communists. It’s no spoiler to say the predicament doesn’t end well for anyone

    4
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    J @ C K 5 月 18, 2025

    🎬 1944 (2015) Language: #Estonian 🇪🇪 Director: Elmo Nüganen Duration: 1h 40m IMDb: 7⭐ Malayalam Subtitle ✅️ രണ്ടാംലോക മഹായുദ്ധകാലം… ഓരോ സൈനികരും അവരുടെ മാതൃരാജ്യത്തിനു വേണ്ടിയും, തന്റെ രാജ്യത്തിന്റെ സഖ്യത്തിനു വേണ്ടിയുമൊക്കെ പോരാടുന്ന സമയം. പക്ഷെ താൻ ആർക്കു വേണ്ടിയാണ് പോരാടുന്നതെന്ന് പോലും മനസ്സിലാവാതെ യുദ്ധക്കളത്തിൽ അന്ത്യശ്വാസം വലിച്ച ഒരുപറ്റം സൈനികരുണ്ടായിരുന്നു. അവരാണ് എസ്റ്റോണിയക്കാർ. യുദ്ധസമയത്ത് പല രാജ്യങ്ങളും എസ്റ്റോണിയക്ക് നേരെ ആക്രമണം അഴിച്ചു വിടും. കയ്യിൽ കിട്ടുന്ന യുവാക്കളെയും ചെറുപ്പക്കാരെയും അവർ തങ്ങളുടെ രാജ്യത്തിനായി യുദ്ധം ചെയ്യാൻ പിടിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് പോവുകയും ചെയ്യും. റഷ്യയും ജർമ്മനിയുമാണ് ഇതിൽ പ്രമുഖർ. എസ്റ്റോണിയയുടെ ഈ ഒരു അവസ്‌ഥയെ വളരെ മനോഹരമായി ആവിഷ്‌കരിച്ച ചലച്ചിത്രമാണ് 1944. വാർ രംഗങ്ങളും, വൈകാരിക…

    1
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    Nat 5 月 18, 2025

    Es bastante entretenida y dura una hora y media, creo que en todo momento pasa algo y nos dan bastante historia, lo que hace que se mantenía interesante, a la historia que al final se genera, con respecto al amor, creo que es bastante bonita y es súper realista, TQM yuri

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    Lucca 5 月 16, 2025

    Second time a dub has sucked, first Battle Royale then this, but unlike Battle Royale this movie is not very good. I’ve tried not to let the terrible English dub ruin the movie for me, and ik it’s not the movies fault or whatever. But Jesus man this dub was ASS! Makes the scenes where its supposed to be intense and disturbing, laughable and cartoonish. Seriously can’t stand dubs man they fucking suck! Other than the dub though this is…

    1
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    tacocat45 5 月 3, 2025

    very good

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    Latte Americano 4 月 27, 2025

    World War II Perang Estonia (1944) Pov Estonia Aahhh…., film perang yang ngasih pengalaman atau kisah yg lumayan bagus, cukup deep juga ini. Kisahnya lebih ke tentang prajurit Estonia yg kebingungan harus membela siapa, mereka terjebak diantara menjadi tentara Jerman Nazi atau tentara Soviet, satu sisi juga mereka mau tetap bertempur untuk negaranya. Di film ini gaada tembak-tembakan atau ledakan yg begitu banyak, tapi cukup bisa menggambarkan kebimbangan dan dampak perang bagi prajurit atau penduduk seperti apa. Secara visual ini…

  121. D
    Dylan Roman 4 月 27, 2025

    Nada que deci, más que me encantó, película muy original y muy bien desarrollada.

  122. J
    Joshowa Wood 4 月 19, 2025

    This was a cool perspective of war for a country who had to be conscripted to both sides of it. Pretty well done. Getting caught between two superpowers just sucks. RIP.

  123. S
    Screechfish 4 月 17, 2025

    10/10

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    liisbetk 4 月 11, 2025

    seda oli huvitav vaadata rohkem filmi tehnilisest perspektiivist. kuidas nad need sõjafilmid nii realistlikuks teevad??

  125. N
    NickyHopkins 4 月 11, 2025

    Serviceable WW2 flick from the Estonian perspective. No love lost with the Russkies to be sure.

  126. J
    jacksonosman31 4 月 11, 2025

    It’s a good movie, sometimes hard to follow, but it’s a good story. The dubs don’t really help much, but overall, it’s a good idea and a well-made movie. I would watch again and maybe get some more understanding, but for now, it’s a 3-star.

  127. N
    NBAH 4 月 10, 2025

    1944 ist ein einzigartiger Film in seiner Art.

  128. #
    #racky 4 月 9, 2025

    только прибалты могли высрать такое говнище )))

  129. D
    Dvarian 4 月 9, 2025

    Pretty good, although the dub took me out of the film at times.

    1
  130. B
    BenVanDenBerghe 4 月 9, 2025

    Watch the Estonian version the English dub sounds terrible. It’s so hard to find the Estonian version I had to go on movies2watch but the quality there was so bad I had to pair it with the English dub with the sound off. Worth it though

    1
  131. Y
    Yellowguy2224 4 月 6, 2025

    Happiest Estonians

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    lehterorav 4 月 5, 2025

    Nägin seda esimest korda Endla teatri saalis. Ma kahjuks ei mäleta, mis erinevad mõtted mul toona olid aga seda tunnet mäletan küll ja see on rewatchides alati sama olnud. Sõja filme on palju, selle puhul meeldiski uus viis, kaks (pea)tegelast pugesid hinge jutustades tavalist lugu, kuidas Eesti poisid püüdsid mõlemal rindel ellu jääda… Kes jäid, kes ei jäänud.

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    Amalia Wompa 4 月 3, 2025

    Didn’t think seeing some Estonian representation in a war movie would have me genuinely heartbroken like this. Be careful what you wish for!

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    grace mahoney 3 月 28, 2025

    ww2 in a nutshell

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    Nikola 3 月 27, 2025

    Jos jedan film koji sam video kod ivice, ovog puta prvi estonski film🇪🇪🇪🇪🇪🇪 koji sam pogledao Za razliku od finaca koji su imali mogućnost da biraju kako ce se braniti od sovjeta i švaba, estonci pak nisu imali tu mogucnost tako da i njih donekle razumem, pogotovo znajuci cinjenicu nevezanu za film da su nastavili i gerilsku borbu protiv sovjeta i sto kao i u ovom filmu nikad nisu podrzali austrijskog slikara.. I ne znam da li manje ili više…

    2
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    MeTadoX_ 3 月 22, 2025

    Película bélica antibelica en todos los aspectos posibles Esta lejos de ser perfecta, pero es muy entretenida y refleja muy bien la situación de Estonia en esa época y el enfrentamiento entre gente del mismo país incluso de la misma ciudad

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    Rynora 2 月 26, 2025

    Ott Sepp got it all right

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    ramonaclaudiaa 2 月 24, 2025

    see on uks koige kurvemaid filme mida ma nainud olen

  139. 𝕂

    Soldiers fight for their country, for honor, for glory. But what happens when a soldier is caught between two titans? He can either bend or break. Funny how, in the face of helplessness, a man would rather betray his own countrymen just to cling to a life that isn’t even guaranteed.

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    minoffthebooze 5 月 10, 2018

    취향저격

  141. N
    n1vrE 12 月 18, 2015

    Very emotional movie, as kid it was very sad and i almost cried

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K Kaspar Velberg Karl Tammik
K Kristjan Üksküla Jüri Jõgi
M Maiken Pius Aino Tammik
G Gert Raudsep Ants Saareste
H Hendrik Toompere Jr. Kristjan Põder
K Karl-Andreas Kalmet Vladimir Kamenski
H Henrik Kalmet Voldemar Piir
P Pääru Oja Medic Elmar Säinas
P Priit Strandberg Lembit Raadik
P Priit Pius Brother Käär
M Märt Pius Brother Käär
K Kristo Viiding Leonhard Talu
J Jaak Prints Driver Richard Pastak
M Magnús Mariuson Danish Carl
M Mait Malmsten Government Figure
T Tõnu Oja Home Guard Lieutenant
S Sepo Seeman Farmer
A Anne Reemann Home Guard Fighter
A Anne Margiste Female Farmer
P Peeter Jürgens Male Farmer
Director Elmo Nüganen
Writer Leo Kunnas
Producer Kristian Taska, Maria Avdjuško, Ilkka Matila
Executive Producer Erika Laansalu
Editor Tambet Tasuja, Kimmo Taavila
Original Music Jaak Jürisson
Sound Sami Sarhamaa, Jyrki Rahkonen, Olger Bernadt, Santtu Sierilä, Juuso Heikkilä
Stunts Enar Tarmo, Roman Neso Laupmaa, Margus Terasmees
Art Direction Eugen Tamberg, Kalju-Karl Kivi
Casting Piret Toomvap-Schönberg
Synopsis
The events of the war in 1944, from the Blue Hills to Sõrve Peninsula. Shown through the eyes of Estonian soldiers who had to pick sides and fight against fellow brothers. Choices have to be made, not only by the soldiers, but also by their loved ones.
Director
Elmo Nüganen
Writer
Leo Kunnas
Studio
MRP Matila Röhr Productions, Taska Film
Country
Estonia, Finland
Language
Estonian, German, Russian
Year
2015
Runtime
100 mins

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