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The Cuckoo

The Cuckoo

She's Making Peace One Man at a Time.

20027.11h 40m

Overview

September of 1944, a few days before Finland went out of the Second World War. A chained to a rock Finnish sniper-kamikadze Veikko managed to set himself free. Ivan, a captain of the Soviet Army, arrested by the Front Secret Police 'Smersh', has a narrow escape. They are soldiers of the two enemy armies. A Lapp woman Anni gives a shelter to both of them at her farm. For Anni they are not enemies, but just men.

Directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin
Written by Aleksandr Rogozhkin
Produced by Sergei Selyanov
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Top Cast

Anni-Kristiina Juuso

Anni-Kristiina Juuso

Anni

Ville Haapasalo

Ville Haapasalo

Veikko

Viktor Bychkov

Viktor Bychkov

Ivan or Psoltõ

M

Mikhail Korobochkin

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D

Denis Aksenov

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Santeri Kuikka

Santeri Kuikka

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A

Aleksandr Zubkin

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Sergei Antonov

Sergei Antonov

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S

Svyatoslav Lezin

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V

Vsevolod Lezin

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Themes & Keywords

friendshipunsociabilitylove trianglepeacehostilitypatriotismlanguage barrierlaplandfinnishwoundpacifismtwinsfinlandunderstandingsiberia

About The Cuckoo

The Cuckoo is a drama, romance, comedy film released in 2002 exploring themes of friendship, unsociability, love triangle, peace, hostility, patriotism. Directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin, it stars Anni-Kristiina Juuso, Ville Haapasalo, Viktor Bychkov. September of 1944, a few days before Finland went out of the Second World War. A chained to a rock Finnish sniper-kamikadze Veikko managed to set himself free. Ivan, a captain of the Soviet Army, arrested by the Front Secret Police 'Smersh', has a narrow escape. They are soldiers of the two enemy armies. A Lapp woman Anni gives a shelter to both of them at her farm. For Anni they are not enemies, but just men.

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