Fans of masterpiece war films are being urged to watch one of Prime Video 's offerings, an independent war drama based on the book by Väinö Linna.

The Second World War film is told from the perspective of a machine gun company of the Finnish Army.

The story takes place during the Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet Union from 1941 to 1944.

It was the most expensive Finnish motion picture at the time of its release, with a budget of €7 million (£6.1million).

The film in question is The Unknown Soldier, otherwise known by its Finnish name - Tuntematon sotilas.

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