Finnish Director Miia Tervo’s Absurdist Dramedy ‘The Missile’ Takes Aim at Real-Life Episode of Errant Soviet Strike on Its Nordic Neighbor

One frosty December day in Finnish Lapland almost 40 years ago, a Soviet missile streaked across the border and landed on the outskirts of Lake Inari. The incident rattled locals’ nerves and set off an international media firestorm, as journalists from across the globe raced to the remote Nordic region. Some speculated that the threat […]