At the end of the Finnish-Soviet Winter War, Finnish soldier Veikko and Red Army captain Ivan, expelled from their respective armies, find themselves on Anni's farm, a Sámi woman previously living all alone. Although none of them speaks or understands the others' languages, a sort of functioning everyday life nevertheless takes shape together – until love and jealousy threaten their collective harmony. Rogozhkin's trenchant tribute to human language is a humorous examination of fascism and war as well as a self-reflective study on communication.
At the end of the Finnish-Soviet Winter War, Finnish soldier Veikko and Red Army captain Ivan, expelled from their respective armies, find themselves on Anni's farm, a Sámi woman previously living all alone. Although none of them speaks or understands the others' languages, a sort of functioning everyday life nevertheless takes shape together – until love and jealousy threaten their collective harmony. Rogozhkin's trenchant tribute to human language is a humorous examination of fascism and war as well as a self-reflective study on communication.
