And based on real events... The atmosphere of the 1930ies is captured well, performances are convincing, particularly Priit Võigemast as Feliks Kangur - well, the whole well-written plot is about-around him, there are really few scenes without his presence. The events develop smoothly and everything is nicely rounded up, although some deuteragonists seemed excessive and/or their inclusion remained unexplained.
Should be especially interesting for those familiar with Tallinn.
6.9Plot summary
A historical spy thriller about an Estonian intelligence officer, who has to track down a mysterious Soviet double agent on the eve of WWII. August 23, 1939. The Soviet Union and Hitler's Germany, bitter enemies so far, shock the world by signing a non-aggression pact. Europe fears an imminent war. At that very moment, an Estonian agent is murdered and a Soviet source claims that there's a mole in their ranks. Feliks Kangur (Priit Võigemast),an Estonian spy in Helsinki, will be assigned to catch the traitor. At the same time, global political and military events start to unfold at a dizzying speed and Feliks finds out that the Red Army has kicked off a secret operation to annex Estonia. But Feliks is also burdened by a secret regarding his lover Maria, a young Polish art historian.
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Finally a good spy film from Estonia
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Intriguing Little Known Slice of History.
Intriguing little known slice of history. The dawn of war is a first rate, fact based spy thriller about the Baltic nations' struggle against Stalin's red army. The hero is an Estonian intelligence officer who through his singular efforts was able to thwart Stalin's invasion of Finland.
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Solid spionage movie during the start of WWII - interesting and patriotic story with some real life events, good performances, good camera movement; liked everything, thumbs up! For acting I'd like to bring forward Priit Võigemast for main line, Elmo Nüganen for background and Indrek Ojari as a serious guy.