The Cuckoo (2002)

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99 min - Drama | War | Comedy - 12 September 2002 (Russia)

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Ratings: 7.8/10 from 4,427 users Metascore: 69/100
Reviews: 52 user | 42 critic | 27 from Metacritic.com

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... See full summary »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Anni-Kristiina Juuso	...	Anni
	Ville Haapasalo	...	Veikko (as Ville Khaapasalo)
	Viktor Bychkov	...	Ivan or Psoltõ
	Mikhail Korobochkin
	Aleksei Kashnikov
	Denis Aksenov
	Aleksei Panzheyev
	Aleksandr Kuykka
	Vladimir Matveyev
	Aleksandr Zubkin
	Vladimir Knysh
	Sergei Antonov
	Valeri Yakovlev
	Sergei Berzin
	Aleksandr Melnikov

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Storyline

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. Written by Sony Classics Site

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She's Making Peace One Man at a Time.

Genres:

Drama | War | Comedy

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and violence See all certifications »

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Details

Official Sites:

CTB Film Company [Russia] | Sony Classics | See more »

Country:

Russia

Language:

Saami | Finnish | Russian | German

Release Date:

12 September 2002 (Russia) See more »

Also Known As:

Кукушка See more »

Filming Locations:

Kandalaksha, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$16,473 (USA) (13 July 2003) (6 Screens)

Gross:

$243,187 (USA) (16 November 2003)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kinokompaniya CTB See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min | Finland: 105 min | Canada: 103 min (Ontario)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

Anni-Kristiina Juuso never saw the complete script for this film, she only got her lines in Finnish, which she then translated into Sámi. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: At the beginning of the film, the Russian jeep with Ivan as a prisoner on it is seen moving on a straight road and at low speed. However, the driver of the jeep makes abrupt steering movements which is incoherent with the path of the jeep shown. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Kuka oikein olet?: Anni-Kristiina Juuso (#1.11)" (2012) See more »

The Cuckoo (2002)
Kukushka (original title)

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