THE PROMISE
A Finnish film about how the lives of three young women are changed when the war with Russia starts and they enlist in the "Lotta" force for women to help their country. One takes care of the horses near the front, another does the hard task of washing the bodies of dead soldiers, and the third one works as a communications officer.
LISTEN TO SOME CUES:
The
Promise
The main theme of the film, taking its name from the Lotta Promise, a sermon
that each one had to take before joining the fight.
Dramatic, soft, orchestral.
Summer
After a long winter of fighting, summer arrives.
Soft, emotional, orchestral.
Christmas
at the Front
The women spend Christmas at the front and take a sleigh ride home to greet
their folks.
Happy, orchestral.
Farewell
One of the main characters bids farewell to a soldier
she has a soft spot for.
Soft, with hope for a better future, orchestral.
Sorrow
Sad things happen on the front.
Sweet and sorrowful orchestral theme.
The Sacrifice
One of the women has to bury the man she loves.
Dramatic, destiny, orchestral.
Produced by Fantasia-Filmi
Directed by Ilkka Vanne
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