Blockade // Sulg
Submitted by mkpoppie on Sat, 09/20/2008 - 09:12
Screening: Monday, October 20, 7pm, Estonian House
Producer: Ants Vist/ Polarfilm/Elovalkia OY
Director: Hannu Peltomaa
Length: 55 minutes
Year: 2003
Language: Estonian, Finnish, Swedish with English subtitles
The makers of The Blockade uncovered declassified military secrets of
Sweden, Finland and Estonia to piece together a fascinating portrayal of international
military and naval collaboration and espionage. At stake was the
Gulf of Finland and the ability to block Soviet access to and from Leningrad
during the inter-war period by fortifying the narrows. These plans were
secured with secret treaties, motivated not only by military necessity, but by
a shared cultural ancestry.
Sulg on film luurest ja meresõjast ning käsitleb Eesti ja Soome koostööd
Soome lahe sulgemiseks vaenulikele merejõududele sõja korral. Selleks olid
ette nähtud rannapatareid kauglaske kahuritega lahe kitsamas kohas.
Salajased lepingud kehtisid kahe riigi vahel enne Teist maailmasõda ja et
neid ajendasid mitte ainult praktilised vajadused sõja korral, vaid ka
hõimusuhted sugulasrahvaste vahel.