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The Cuckoo

2002, Russian. Directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin.

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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1h 40m
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Language
Russian
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Released
12 September 2002
Original title
Кукушка
Country
Russia
Written by
Aleksandr Rogozhkin
friendshipunsociabilitylove trianglepeacehostilitypatriotismlanguage barrierlaplandfinnishwoundpacifismtwinsfinlandunderstanding

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Our verdict is Worth the Hype: Clear your evening for this. It scores 7.1/10 from 125 TMDB viewer ratings.

How long is The Cuckoo?

The Cuckoo runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).

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What movies are like The Cuckoo?

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Who directed The Cuckoo?

The Cuckoo (2002) was directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin and stars Anni-Kristiina Juuso, Ville Haapasalo, Viktor Bychkov.

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