1944

2015 [ET]

Action / Drama / History / War

11
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 73% · 4 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 73% · 50 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 6851 6.9K

world war ii

Plot summary

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 Photo
Elmo Nüganen

Top cast

Karl-Andreas Kalmet Photo
Karl-Andreas Kalmet as Vladimir 'Kamenski'
Pääru Oja Photo
Pääru Oja as Sanitar Elmar 'Säinas'
Rain Simmul Photo
Rain Simmul as Prohhor Sedõhh
Marko Leht Photo
Marko Leht as Valter Hein
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
916.96 MB
1280*534
Et 2.0
NR
Subtitles et  
24 fps
1 hr 39 min
Seeds 5
1.84 GB
1920*800
Et 5.1
NR
Subtitles et  
24 fps
1 hr 39 min
Seeds 10

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by biont 7 / 10

War is all wrong

This is already a second movie about war that I watch coming from the Baltic countries. First being the Lithuanian "Ekskursante", which I enjoyed very much. And now this one - the Estonian "1944".Well, I first thought this is some anti-Russian propaganda because of the recent conflicts. But then I realized this movie actually shows that war is wrong in general. People are caught between two fronts. And non of the sides are right. Both have their dictators and cruelty. So, in this movie, in the example of Estonian people, you can see how people of the same land taken by different parties, are obliged to shoot each other.It's a good movie that shows we're all victims when it comes to war. I enjoyed cinematography more or less. I think it's a fine piece of movie for Estonia. I'm not used to expecting anything of high quality from Baltic countries, but it looks that Baltics have evolved to meet high standards of today's cinema.So, in a few words, it's a good war movie, with a plot full of drama and combat scenes. Was worth a watch.
Reviewed by gordonl56 8 / 10

A Very Good War Film

1944 (2015) This Estonian made war film takes place during July to November 1944. It starts with the battle of the Tannenberg Line where German and their Allied forces try to hold back the advancing Soviet Red Army.The film follows a small detachment of Estonian troops who are fighting for the Germans. The battle is hard fought and results in massive losses to the Red Army. The Red Forces are however far too great and the Germans and Estonians are forced to retreat towards the coast. The first 45 minutes or so follows this group during the battle and retreat.The film then shifts gear and follows another group of Estonians, this time the men are part of the Red Army. There is a brief fight between the two groups that ends once they realize they are all Estonian. The group fighting with the Germans withdraws leaving the field to the Red Army side. Now the film follows the Estonians who are fighting with the Reds as they advance.The politics in play here are the same for both sides. In 1940 the U.S.S.R. annexed Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia all at the same time. (The Soviets received a bloody nose when they tried the same move on Finland) The Soviet occupation had been brutal with many killed or shipped off to camps. When the Germans swept through during their 1941 attack on the USSR, they were looked upon as liberators by many.When the Germans put out a call for men to join an all Estonian unit to fight several thousand men signed up. (Several thousand more were drafted) Most join to get some payback on the USSR. The men fighting for the Reds were men drafted into the Red Army in 1941, or offered freedom from the camps if they fought for the Red Army. Both sides just wanted the war to end.The film is quite well made with excellent attention to weapons, uniforms etc. The battle scenes are all well handled with plenty of pyrotechnics on display.The film is a look at a rather unknown (in the west) story of World War Two and is worth the time imo.
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