When the war started, there were approximately 40 000 Russian soldiers in Finland. About 10 000 of them were stuck in the White Finland. Mannerheim promised the surrendering Russians an access to their homeland, but it was not what happened. Most of the soldiers were taken to prison camps. The Whites executed hundreds, possibly even thousands of disarmed Russian soldiers. For many of them, the conveyance turned out to be a road to the unkown.

1918 Trilogy is the result of the resilient and long-term work of director Seppo Rustanius. He has scoured the archives and picture libraries and chased down the witnesses and the parties involved that have still been alive. The work results in three touching and heavy documentaries. The civil war is a traumatic incident in the history of a nation, and it is discussed over and over again. Every generation has to define their view towards it; that is why Rustanius' trilogy is constantly a topical and an important documentary series.