1944 (2015)
Directed by Elmo Nüganen
In the last year of the war in Estonia, Estonians fight on both sides: a soldier in German uniform holds the Tannenberg Line, and a Red Army sergeant carries a dead enemy's letter to his sister in Tallinn before his unit moves on to the Sõrve Peninsula.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Tannenberg Line≈ 00:02:00Sinimäed hills (Tannenberg Line), EstoniaStated on screen
Karl's Estonian unit in German service holds the line in July 1944 against the advancing Red Army.
- 2Battlefield during the September retreat≈ 00:35:00EstoniaInferred
- 3Aino's home≈ 00:52:00Tallinn, EstoniaStated on screen
- 4Front on the Sõrve Peninsula≈ 01:10:00Sõrve Peninsula, Saaremaa, EstoniaStated on screen
- 5Aino's home, the second letter≈ 01:33:00Tallinn, EstoniaInferred
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 507 km
- Places
- 4
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 5
- Not shown: 507 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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