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The Soldier(2025) Synopses

In the frozen forests of Finland, 1944, a wounded soldier flees through snow and silence, chased by shadows of war and of his own past. Decades later, a modern-day film director becomes obsessed with telling the soldier’s story — but the more he digs, the more blurred the line between memory and imagination becomes. As he retraces the soldier's final footsteps, one question haunts him:Can you change the ending of a life already lived?

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.

Press Kit: The Soldier

About Gian Majidi

Gian Majidi is an Iranian-Finnish filmmaker, musician and writer, whose work bridges cultures and disciplines. Raised in a Kurdish family where folk music was an essential part of daily life, he began his artistic journey with the violin and later pursued classical piano. He studied Art History and Pedagogy at the University of Tehran before moving to Europe to develop his vocal artistry.

Now based in Finland, Gian has performed in both opera productions and contemporary music settings. He is the lead vocalist and composer of BaranBand, a Middle Eastern indie-pop group blending tradition with modernity. A graduate of the World Music Master’s program at the Sibelius Academy (University of the Arts Helsinki), Gian sings in Kurdish, Persian, Italian, English, and Finnish.

His discography includes the album Mn Bo To with BaranBand, the intimate voice-and-piano collection La Mia Rosa, and two English-language solo pop albums: The Start (2021, Horus Music Ltd.) and The Moon (2022). His music reflects his multilingual, multicultural identity and a deep commitment to storytelling through sound.
In addition to his musical pursuits, Gian is an accomplished writer and filmmaker. He has written theatre plays and screenplays, produced short films and documentaries, and is currently completing his debut feature-length film, The Soldier, slated for release in 2026.