A well-crafted sad story, but the word "sad" is barely visible from beginning to end. Fighting in the same room, comrades-in-arms fell one by one, and there was not much sadness on people's faces, but more of a faint helplessness. The beautiful sister in the exquisite apartment did not even see any fear of war, and every time she opened the door calmly and waited for the notification of fate.
The film is neatly divided into two parts, two different protagonists from two different camps, from the same country and heading for the same ending. This in itself also shows that the director is not distinguishing between right and wrong, but only expounding the helpless past.
However, it is impossible for the film to spend so much effort just to depict this easy and freehand helplessness. The finishing touch is at the end, "To all those who have sacrificed for freedom and peace". . . Not only Estonia, a small country and a small ethnic group in the film, but all people who love freedom and peace in the world must have a voice in their hearts in the face of a history of war and chaos: Why should there be ideological conflicts and wars?
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