Jään yli

In 1921, a revolt broke out in the military base of Kronstadt, in front of St. Petersburg. The soldiers demanded defeasance of the Bolshevik power. The revolt was subdued, and approximately 8000 people escaped from the island to Terijoki, Finland. The streets of Terijoki were full of chilly refugees. It was the first large-scale refugee crisis in Finland. The refugees were isolated to camps and later they tried to be repatriated to Russia. The film follows the refugees' and their offspring's adaptation to the Finnish society. (Verleiher-Text)