The Soldier
1944. A wounded Nazi Muslim soldier runs through the forests of Finland. Decades later, a filmmaker retraces his steps to tell his story — but finds that the past doesn't stay silent.
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Fun Facts of Movie
Directed by Gian Majidi. 1h 13min
Gian Majidi is an Iranian-Finnish musician and filmmaker with roots in a Kurdish family where folk music was an essential part of everyday life. He began his musical journey with the violin, later expanding to classical piano before pursuing studies in Art History and Pedagogy at Tehran University.
Gian moved to Europe to develop his vocal technique and has since performed in both opera productions and pop music concerts. He completed the World Music Master’s Program (GLOMAS) at the University of the Arts Helsinki.
As a recording artist, he has released three albums, including Mn Bo To with BaranBand (as lead singer and composer), and La Mia Rosa for piano and voice.
In addition to music, Gian is active in theatre and film. He has written plays, screenplays, and created several documentaries and short films. His debut independent feature film, The Soldier, is completed and set for release in 2026.
Director Statement
The Soldier began as a haunting image — a man running, bleeding, through the snow-covered forests of Finland. I didn’t know who he was at first, but I felt his urgency, his silence, and the weight of a story trying to survive.
As an Iranian-Finnish artist with Kurdish roots, I’ve lived between worlds, languages, and histories — some visible, others buried. This film is a meditation on memory, war, and the fragile threads that connect past to present. It’s also a reflection on storytelling itself: Can we ever truly know another’s life? And what happens when a director, like myself, dares to imagine the inner world of someone long gone?
Blending realism with poetic reconstruction, The Soldier is not just a war film. It’s about the act of remembering — through music, through silence, through cinema. It’s about a man who may or may not have survived, and a filmmaker who must finish the story either way.
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