
In "1944" Director Elmo Nüganen portrays the real events on the Eastern Front in Estonia in 1944, from the Battle Of Tannenburg Line, the July fighting on the Sinimäed Hills, until November, when the Sorve peninsula was already conquered by the Soviet Army. The war is shown through the eyes of participants in the events on both warring sides - the Estonians who fought on the side of the German Army in the 20th Estonian division Waffen-SS, and as part of the 8th Estonian Rif... (Full plot summary below)
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In "1944" Director Elmo Nüganen portrays the real events on the Eastern Front in Estonia in 1944, from the Battle Of Tannenburg Line, the July fighting on the Sinimäed Hills, until November, when the Sorve peninsula was already conquered by the Soviet Army. The war is shown through the eyes of participants in the events on both warring sides - the Estonians who fought on the side of the German Army in the 20th Estonian division Waffen-SS, and as part of the 8th Estonian Rifle Corps of the Soviet Army. For residents of Estonia it was a war in which everyone makes their own choices. It is with such hard choices facing the main characters of the film - the soldiers of the opposing sides Carl Tammik and Urey Jogi - as well as their comrades, relatives, friends and even strangers.
Leave your thoughts about 1944.
| Cleveland Plain DealerChris BallThe film seamlessly shifts perspectives between the two sides but never hits you over the head with its message. |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura CliffordInstead of becoming immersed in war, I kept seeing storyboards brought to life. Yet as the film progresses, the human toll of brother fighting against brother overcomes this deficiency, involving us more in this little known tragedy of World War II. |
| Reeling ReviewsRobin CliffordThe frantic battle scenes have a believable feel and depict, without pulling a punch, all the horrors of war and its impact on the men who fight it. |
| User ReviewMani NIt was one of those few movies that shows the perspectives of the not only the both sides but soldiers and civilians that are trapped in the war that is not theirs... |
| User ReviewNick U11/4/16 You Tube Another war is hell movie with a twist and an interesting historical background. This Estonian film is well acted, well shot with realistic battle scenes and accurate arms, planes and armor. Well worth trying to track down and watch. |
| User ReviewHeber GThis Film is an Documentary/Drama of ESTONIA historical events from 1944 on which you can see a WW2 scenario but on reality is story of friends fighting both sides to avoid been kill by the other. |
| User ReviewJeffrey SThis Film is an Documentary/Drama of ESTONIA historical events from 1944 on which you can see a WW2 scenario but on reality is story of friends fighting both sides to avoid been kill by the other. |
| User ReviewRobert BBom filme sobre a segunda guerra mundial que separou a Estônia. Uns lutavam por Hitler, outros pela união soviética. Volta e meia eles se encontravam no campo de batalha e eram obrigados a tirar a vida de seus próprios conterrâneos. |