Dawn of War (II) (2020) User Reviews

Finally a good spy film from Estonia

[BeneCumb · 8/10 · 10 December 2021]

And based on real events... The atmosphere of the 1930ies is captured well, performances are convincing, particularly Priit Võigemast as Feliks Kangur - well, the whole well-written plot is about-around him, there are really few scenes without his presence. The events develop smoothly and everything is nicely rounded up, although some deuteragonists seemed excessive and/or their inclusion remained unexplained.

Should be especially interesting for those familiar with Tallinn.

An epic espionage film set in August 1939

[resteban-94540 · 8/10 · 2 February 2022]

Margus Paju's second feature film is an espionage thriller set at the dawn of World War II. Unable to distinguish between friend or foe, Feliks Kangur, an Estonian intelligence officer, will struggle to find vital information that will help save his country.

Based on real events, the production work facilitates the credibility of the film, achieving a confusing environment where it is impossible to decipher the purpose of each character; In addition to this, political and military events unfold at breakneck speed, while showing us the protagonist's past and the arrival of an imminent war.

"Within this European mega-production, there are good characters, great setting but above all a valuable story"

Thumbs up

[ray115 · 9/10 · 12 October 2020]

Solid spionage movie during the start of WWII - interesting and patriotic story with some real life events, good performances, good camera movement; liked everything, thumbs up! For acting I'd like to bring forward Priit Võigemast for main line, Elmo Nüganen for background and Indrek Ojari as a serious guy.

Intriguing Little Known Slice of History.

[mzand-751-539572 · 10/10 · 26 November 2021]

Intriguing little known slice of history. The dawn of war is a first rate, fact based spy thriller about the Baltic nations' struggle against Stalin's red army. The hero is an Estonian intelligence officer who through his singular efforts was able to thwart Stalin's invasion of Finland.

I recommend watching even if you don't like agent movies.

[support-87320 · 9/10 · 21 October 2023]

Although the film depicts things that happened in the 1930s, it is more relevant in the 2020s than you might think. The film starts off a little confusing at first. Sometimes we jumped between different times and the characters in the film remained distant. The script and direction improved the further the film progressed. The staging and filming were quality work. The historical perspective was well conveyed in this film. I recommend watching even if you don't like agent movies. There are many other dimensions in this movie, which is why I liked the film a lot. In the same time, the movie reminds us the world we live. The has not much progress happened after 1930's.