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Film: Kukushka

Set in September of 1944, a few days before Finland pulled out of the Second World War, this movie (made in 2002) features three main characters and a very unusual twist on a trope.

The paths of a runaway Finnish sniper (Veikko) and a condemned Soviet captain (Ivan) accidentally converge at the farm of a S�mi

woman (Anni). None of the three speaks the others' languages (Finnish, Sami and Russian), and the men are hostile toward each other. To the woman, however, they are not enemies - just men.

This movie provides examples of:

Bilingual Dialogue: For almost the entire duration of the movie; it's worth watching for this alone, as it's done very well.
Enemy Mine: Both Veikko and Ivan eventually adopt this attitude towards each other, while living with Anni, to make life more bearable for the three of them.
Entertainingly Wrong: For just one example, when Anni tells her sons about their fathers she doesn't know that Ivan was the one who shot Veikko.
Fun with Foreign Languages
The Immodest Orgasm: Anni is rather... loud.
Locked in a Room: Without meaningful conversation!
MacGyvering: Veikko is chained to a rock, and frees himself with creative use of his minimal supplies.
Right Through the Wall: Happens twice, no less.
Women Are Wiser