The Cuckoo

Name: The Cuckoo
Genre: Drama, Romance, Comedy, History
Released: 2002-10-25
Duration: 100 min
Cast: Sergei Antonov, Aleksey Kashnikov, Ville Haapasalo, Vladimir Matveev, Viktor Bychkov

She's Making Peace One Man at a Time.

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Release Date

10/25/2002

Runtime

100 mins

Genres

Drama Romance Comedy History

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.

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Original Language

Russian

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Two enemy soldiers find unexpected shelter and humanity in each other during wartime's final days, held together by a woman's quiet refusal to see enemies. A gentle film about connection transcending borders, told with patient warmth despite its tragic historical moment.