The Cuckoo
2002 · 1h 40m · Drama, Romance, Comedy
Watch this tonight if you want something genuinely unique—a WWII drama that ditches the usual heroics for an intimate, humanist story about enemies finding common ground. It's a rare gem with an intriguing premise (a Finnish sniper, a Soviet captain, and a Sámi woman sheltering them both) that prioritizes character and philosophy over spectacle.
Plot
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.
Director: Aleksandr Rogozhkin
Cast: Anni-Kristiina Juuso, Ville Haapasalo, Viktor Bychkov, Mikhail Korobochkin, Denis Aksenov