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The Cuckoo(2002)
Status: Released
Date: 2002-10-25
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115 Votes
Time: 1h 40m
She's Making Peace One Man at a Time.
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.
Languages: Russian, German, Finnish.
Countries:
Finland,
Russia
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Cuckoo
Top 7 Billed Cast
Anni-Kristiina Juuso
Anni
Ville Haapasalo
Veikko
Виктор Бычков
Ivan or Psoltõ
Sergei Antonov
episode
Алексей Кашников
episode
Владимир Матвеев
episode
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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.
Release Date
2002-10-25
Average
7
Rating:
3.5 startsTagline
She's Making Peace One Man at a Time.
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