Pojat
Pojat means "Boys" in Finnish language.
It may refer to:
Literature
Films and television
Sports
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Pojat (novel)
Pojat (meaning Boys in Finnish) is a famous 1958 Finnish novel by Finnish author Paavo Rintala published by the Finnish publishing house Otava.
Also known as Kuvia v. 1941-44 Oulun (literally Picturs of Oulu 1941-1944), it conveys the life of school boys in the turbulent period of the World War II in Oulu in northern Finland. The young men, in the absence of their fathers who havge gone to war, are fascinated by war and the German Army soldiers and dream of heroic deeds. One of them, Immu, starts to develop a critical stand toward death and war.
Rintala returned to the life of Immu, the disillusioned idealistin his follow-up novel Pikkuvirkamiehen kuolema in 1959.
Film adaptation
The novel was adapted in 1962 to the screen as Pojat by the Finnish director. The film is also known by its English title The Boys with certain deviations from the text of the original 1958 novel.
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The Boys (1962 Finnish film)
The Boys (Finnish: Pojat) is a 1962 Finnish war drama film directed by Mikko Niskanen. It is based on a novel by Paavo Rintala. It was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival.
The story conveys the life of school boys in the turbulent period of the World War II in Oulu in northern Finland. The young men, in the absence of their fathers who have gone to war, are fascinated by war and the German Army soldiers and dream of heroic deeds.
