Pojat (1962) is set in Oulu.It shows us the gang of five boys during the second world war.German soldiers have arrived and the boys sell them beer and cigarettes.Soon they realize those Nazies aren't such nice guys.Mikko Niskanen is the director of this wonderful movie that's based on Paavo Rintala's novel.Young Vesa-Matti Loiri is one of the boys playing Jake.This was his first movie becoming later a well known comedian.Pentti Tarkiainen is Immu, Uti Saurio is Pate, Hannu Vironmäki is Matti Korpi and Markku Söderström is Urkki.Liisa Nevalainen plays Jake's mother and Kauko Helovirta is Uncle Fritz.The marvelous Olavi Ahonen is Priest Pisa.The now 85- years old Tapio Hämäläinen is Head of school.The late Matti Pellonpää is in his first movie as schoolboy.The movie is filled with great scenes, some dramatic, some comedic.The mood is very tense at the nocturnal forest where the boys are with their skis.One funny one is when the boys make a farce of President Mannerheim's birthday where even Hitler showed up.Then the ending scene is the most remembered.Vesa-Matti Loiri runs after the train trying to catch his mother who's leaving with the German.He grabs on the train but can't hold on for too long.He stays crying on the tracks and the train moves further and further away...
