Savoy Theater
During World War II, more than 70,000 Finnish children were evacuated to neutral Sweden to avoid the conflict. This deeply felt film, the Finnish Oscar submission for 2006, tackles that painful patch of history in the tale of nine-year-old Eero After his father is killed on the Finnish-Russian front in 1943, Eero reluctantly leaves his mother, joining a large transport of kids promised dolls and bikes in the haven of neutral Sweden. At a remote farm on the coast, he’s taken in by a childless couple in their 40s, though Signe, still grieving and blaming herself for the death of her daughter, refuses to let him into her heart. Variety: “This fictional story of one of the ‘war children’ unfolds with fierce restraint under Klaus Haro’s helm, and the film departs from most memory pieces about the war in its emphasis on the complex psychology of its characters, brought to vivid life by the strong cast.” Sponsored by Casey Family Services. Rated PG-13, 111 minutes, in Finnish and Swedish with subtitles. Film website
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