The Cuckoo

The Cuckoo (2002)

Кукушка

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.

Date of release
2002-09-12
TMDB
7.1 / 10 (125)
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Drama, Romance, Comedy
Director
Aleksandr Rogozhkin

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Murmansk Oblast
  • Awards: 2 · Nominations: 0. Including: Silver George for Best Director; State Prize of the Russian Federation

The Cuckoo is a 2002 Russian war drama film directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin. It takes place during World War II, and the action is seen from the opposing perspectives of a Soviet soldier and a Finnish soldier stranded together at a Sami woman's farmhouse. It received generally positive reviews from critics.

Production

Filming took place on the shores of the Kandalaksha Gulf.

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