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The Cuckoo (2002)

Original title: Кукушка

PG-13 · 2002-01-01 · 1h 40m · RU
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She's Making Peace One Man at a Time.

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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Aleksandr RogozhkinDirector, Writer

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Anni-Kristiina JuusoAnni-Kristiina JuusoAnniVille HaapasaloVille HaapasaloVeikkoViktor BychkovViktor BychkovIvan or PsoltõMikhail KorobochkinMikhail KorobochkinSergei AntonovSergei AntonovAleksey KashnikovAleksey KashnikovVladimir MatveevVladimir Matveev

Keywords

FriendshipRussiaPacifismLove triangleHostilitySiberiaFinlandWoundLanguage barrierSibiriaPatriotismUnsociabilityTwinsLaplandPeaceUnderstandingFinnishSami

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · Drama · RomanceTheme affinityFriendship · Russia · PacifismMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityComedy · DramaEmotional intensityRomanceDirector preference455361

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Frequently asked questions about The Cuckoo

What is The Cuckoo about?

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.

How long is The Cuckoo?

The Cuckoo has a runtime of 100 minutes.