[thunder rumbling]
[air-raid siren wailing]
[gunfire]
[narrator] The Second World War is coming to an end.
Finland and the Soviet Union have signed the Moscow Armistice,
which decrees that Finland must disarm the Nazis and drive them out of Lapland.
The Nazis adopt a scorched-earth tactic
and destroy all roads, bridges, villages, and towns in their path.
Deep in the wilderness of Lapland, there is a man who has decided
to leave the war behind him.
For good.
[dramatic music playing]
[dog whining]
[gasps]
Yeah!
[wind whooshing]
[horse neighs]
[grunts]
[horse snorts]
[horse neighs]
[horse snorts]
[sighs]
[grunts]
[dog barks]
[horse snorts]
[dog whining]
[war planes engines roaring]
[dog continues whining]
[dog barks]
[horse whinnying]
[dog barks]
[man digging]
[grunting]
[explosion in distance]
[horse neighs]
[man continues digging]
[grunting]
[explosion in distance]
[man continues digging and grunting]
[wind whooshing]
[explosions in distance]
- [man digging] - [explosions in distance]
[grunting]
[gunfire in distance]
[groans]
[grunting]
[ethereal music playing]
[crying]
[dramatic music playing]
[horse snorts]
[ethereal music playing]
[dog barks]
[dramatic music playing]
[dog barks]
[tense music playing]
[horse neighs]
[horse snorts]
[soldier laughs]
[soldiers laughing]
[horse neighs]
[woman 1 groans]
[soldier grunts]
[whimpering]
[horse neighs]
[horse snorts]
[grunts]
[horse neighs]
[tense music playing]
He's riding to his death anyway.
[whistles]
[poignant music playing]
[chattering in distance]
[dog barks]
[horse neighs]
[dog barks]
- [chattering continues] - [dog barks]
Get off the horse!
Where you think you're going, old man? There's nothing down there.
We made sure of that.
What do you got there?
[snorts]
This old fucker is a gold miner.
[knuckles cracking]
- [grunts] - [horse neighs]
You got gold in those bags?
[dog barks]
- [laughs] - Take a look at this!
- Woo-hoo! - [laughing]
- We're rich, boys! - [whines]
[dog barks]
- [gunshots] - [whines]
- [soldier 1] You're dead! - [soldier 2 laughs]
[soldier 1 laughing]
[whines]
Get down on your knees.
[horse neighs]
[soldier 1] These bags are full of gold!
[chuckles]
[soldier 1 and soldier 2 laugh]
Get down on your knees, grandpa!
Huh?
[soldiers laughing]
[soldier 1] Shoot the fucker!
- [chuckles] - [soldier 2] Fuck him up!
[soldiers laughing]
[horse neighs]
[soldier 2] Thanks for the gold!
[soldiers laughing]
We've got gold!
Thank you, old fuck...
[horse neighs]
[soldier 1 screams]
[gunshots in distance]
[grunts, then screams]
[shouts]
[groaning]
[groans]
[soldier 3 gasps]
[grunts]
[yells]
[groans]
[coughs]
[soldier 1 gasping]
[ominous music playing]
[horse whinnying]
[horse snorting]
[groans]
[coughing]
[groaning]
[poignant music playing]
[dramatic music playing]
[groaning]
Wait.
[tense music playing]
Now.
Fire!
Cease fire!
[gunfire stops]
[grunts]
Huh?
You...
and you.
On the sides of the road now!
[soldier screams]
How many mines did we bury here?
All of them.
Pick two of our female friends and bring them to me.
And some rope.
[gasps]
You...
and you.
[woman 1 sobbing softly]
Pick me.
[whimpers]
[Wolf] Thank you, general.
I will pass on the information.
Over and out.
The general, he has given us orders.
Turn back and head to Norway from Finland immediately.
Did you tell him he just killed seven of our men?
I did.
And?
He thinks we were lucky.
Fucking lucky.
The dog tags belong to a man named Aatami Korpi.
He was a Finnish commando.
The most feared in his unit.
The general said, and I quote:
"He's one mean motherfucker that you do not want to mess with."
He fought in the Winter War.
Lost his home and his family to the Russians.
He became a ruthless, vengeful soldier who took orders from no one.
[ethereal music playing]
The Finns, they gave up trying to discipline or control him.
They'd just send him out, alone, into the wilderness,
to hunt Russian patrols.
He became a one-man death squad.
[scoffs]
[Wolf] The reports are unconfirmed,
but it looks like he has over 300 Russian kills.
The Russians...
they gave him a name.
They call him Koschei...
the Immortal.
Immortal.
The road is clear, sir.
We are going to follow our orders, right?
We are turning back?
No.
We are not turning back.
[sniffles]
We are losing the war. We are.
In a few months, this all will be over for us.
When we get back, they will...
hang us all.
That gold is our way out.
[panting]
[grunts]
[groans]
[groaning]
[barks]
[whining]
[sound of vehicles approaching]
[dogs barking]
[soldier 1] Eyes open!
Check the sides.
[soldier 2] Nothing here.
[dogs barking]
[soldier 2] Don't wait. Let's keep moving.
Don't fall behind!
[dogs continue barking]
Hey, hey. Hey.
[dogs growl]
[dogs bark]
[dogs growling]
[grunting]
[growling]
[whining]
Gasoline!
[soldier 1] The dogs lost the scent!
[dogs whining]
[Bruno] What's happening?
- [dogs bark, then whining] - [soldier 1] There's gasoline on the road.
[Bruno] They are useless.
[dogs yelping]
[Bruno] Calm down, boy.
[dramatic music playing]
[dogs bark]
[soldier 1] Hey!
- [gunshot] - [groans]
[dogs barking]
Release the dog.
[dogs barking]
- [soldier 1] Release the dog! - [soldier 2] Go on, boy!
[dogs barking]
[dog whimpers]
Finish him.
[dogs barking]
[Bruno] Immortal or not, a man needs air.
[ethereal music playing]
[grunts]
[dogs growling]
[Bruno] Now, get me the gold.
[barking]
[dog barking]
Go after him! Now!
[dog barking]
One more meter and I'll have you shot!
Desertion is punishable by death.
Fuck this.
[grunting]
[panting]
[Aatami's dog barking]
[Bruno] Hey. [whistles]
Come on, here. [shushing]
Find me a boat.
[wind whooshing]
[metal creaking]
[grunts]
[clattering]
[gunfire]
[screaming]
[baby crying]
[baby continues crying]
[explosion]
[dog barking in distance]
[muffled talking]
Any last words?
I didn't think so.
[grunting]
For your troubles.
[Wolf laughing]
[Bruno] Put the hat back on.
[Wolf spits]
[Wolf whistling]
[Aatami grunting]
[groaning]
[dog whimpering]
[dog barks, then whimpering]
[dog barking]
[plane engine roaring in distance]
[dog whimpering]
[plane engine continues roaring]
[grunts]
[grunting]
[whimpering]
[dog continues whimpering]
[groaning]
This son of a bitch is still alive.
[dog barking]
Shoot the man. Shoot the dog too.
[groaning]
[dog continues barking]
And the dog!
[dog continues barking]
Shoot the fucking dog!
[dog continues barking]
Müller?
[soldier groaning]
[soldier gasping]
[continues gasping]
[dramatic music playing]
[grunting]
[Aatami groans]
[groaning]
[plane engine roaring]
The plane is ready.
What about the rest of our squad?
They don't need us to get to Norway.
The boys have a crateful of booze and a truck full of bitches.
I'm sure they'll figure something out.
I would.
[soldier 1] The road is blocked. Come and take a look at this.
[soldier 2] What's going on?
[soldier 1] There's something in the road.
[blows kiss, then laughing]
Is this the plane?
No, idiot.
This is something else.
The pilot has been hanged.
- That's my rope. - What?
That's the rope I used to hang Korpi with.
[soldier 1] Can you see anything?
Let's get the fuck out of here.
[soldier 1] What's happening?
I recognize it, I swear.
- [soldier 2] What's the order? - Everybody move!
[soldier 3] Start the engines.
[soldier 1] Come on, let's go.
[soldier 1] Let's go, go!
[horn honks]
Well?
He's back.
He's hanging from a rope somewhere. He's dead.
[Aino snickering]
- What's so fucking funny? - Nothing.
What the fuck are you smiling for, then?
Do you assholes really think you have succeeded
where hundreds of Russians have died trying?
We all know the story.
You'll see what happens when you take everything from him.
[scoffs]
He won't give up.
He'll just keep coming back.
Do you really believe that he's immortal?
No.
He just refuses to die.
We have a word for that in Finland, but it's impossible to translate.
You see, this is not about who's the strongest.
This is about not giving up.
And he won't.
Ever.
No matter what you bitches are trying.
You only will make him stronger.
So...
what is so fucking funny...
is that you...
your boyfriend...
and everything that is left of your sorry-ass company...
are already dead.
[soldier 1 groans]
What?
[soldier 2 groans]
[screams]
Was that one of ours?
[ethereal music playing]
[dramatic music playing]
[banging]
[gasps]
Was that Jens?
[grunts]
We almost ran into the bitches.
Can somebody tell me what the fuck is going on?
Nothing. It's all good, sir.
[horn honking]
Sir, they're all dead.
We are almost there. Step on it!
[banging]
Wolf...
go out there and kill him.
[sniffles, then growls]
One, two...
three!
[groans]
[Wolf screams]
[fight grunting]
[Wolf screams]
Keep going!
Keep going.
[groans]
[whimpering]
Please, please.
[motorbike approaching]
That's him. That's Koschei.
[growls]
[breathing heavily]
[Wolf screaming]
[dramatic music playing]
[shouting]
[Bruno] Do you see him?
Yep. He's still down there.
[grunting]
[pilot groaning]
It's bad. It's bad, I need...
If you're not dead, you fly this fucking plane!
[grunting]
[yells]
[clang]
Did you hear that?
It's nothing. Just an old plane.
[groaning]
[grunting]
[banging]
We might have a problem.
[groans]
[yells]
[yelling]
[fight grunting]
[yells]
[fight grunting]
[Aatami groans]
[shouts]
[Aatami groans]
Die, fucker!
Why won't you die?
[groaning]
[ethereal music playing]
[screaming]
Fuck you!
[Bruno screaming]
[dramatic music playing]
[soldier panting]
[in Finnish] To your positions.
[vehicle approaching]
[in Finnish] Hello.
Where did you get that tank?
From the Nazis.
Where are the Nazis?
Except this asshole, they're all in hell.
[breathing heavily]
Hell?
Were there others?
Everyone else is dead.
[Aatami groans]
[grunting]
[motorbike engine roaring]
[door creaks]
[indistinct chatter]
[grunts]
[in Finnish] Bills.
Big ones, please.
Won't be so damn heavy to carry.
[dramatic music playing]