Beyond the Front Line

Beyond the Front Line (Swedish: Framom främsta linjen, Finnish: Etulinjan edessä) is a 2004 Finnish war film directed by Åke Lindman. The film is based on the diaries of Swedish-speaking Finnish soldiers who served in the Continuation War from 1942 to 1944.

Beyond the Front Line
A film poster
Swedish	Framom främsta linjen
Finnish	Etulinjan edessä
Directed by	Åke Lindman
Screenplay by	Stefan Forss [sv] Benedict Zilliacus
Produced by	Alf Hemming
Starring	Ilkka Heiskanen [fi] Tobias Zilliacus
Cinematography	Pauli Sipiläinen [fi]
Edited by	Sakari Kirjavainen [fi]
Music by	Lasse Mårtenson
Production company	Åke Lindman Film-Production
Distributed by	Buena Vista International
Release date	5 March 2004 (2004-03-05)
Country	Finland
Languages	Swedish Finnish
Budget	€3.5 million[1]
Box office	€668,448 (domestic)[2]

Cast

• Tobias Zilliacus as Harry Järv
• Ilkka Heiskanen [fi] as Alpo Marttinen
• Christoffer Weiss [fi] as Allan Finholm
• Kim Gustafsson as Björk
• Martin Bahne [fi] as Lindblad
• Carl-Gustaf Wentzel [fi] as Forss
• Jan-Christian Söderholm as Helén
• Sampo Sarkola [fi] as Kaustinen
• Johan Rönneholm as Händig
• Joachim Thibblin [fi] as Söderman
• Oskar Silén [fi] as Mattas
• Paavo Kerosuo [fi] as Bror Östman
• Patrick Henriksen as Rosenlöf
• Peter Kanerva [fi] as Olof Fagerström
• Jan Korander as Löfman
• Asko Sarkola as Marshal Mannerheim

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