description The Cuckoo Overview
The Cuckoo depicts a wartime scenario in 2002, focusing on two soldiers—one Soviet and one Finnish—who become separated and find themselves with a Sami woman’s family. The film portrays the experiences of these individuals during World War II through contrasting viewpoints at her farmhouse location.
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info The Cuckoo Specifications
| Country | Russia |
| Year | 2002 |
help The Cuckoo FAQ
Who directed The Cuckoo and when was it released?
The Cuckoo (Russian title: Kukushka) was directed by Russian filmmaker Aleksandr Rogozhkin and released in 2002. It is set in September 1944 in the Lapland region near the end of the Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet Union.
What is unique about the languages spoken in The Cuckoo?
The three main characters each speak a different language—Russian, Finnish, and Northern Sami—and none of them understands the others. This linguistic barrier drives much of the film's humor and poignancy, as the Sami woman Anni mediates between the two enemy soldiers.
Who stars in The Cuckoo?
The Cuckoo stars Anni-Kristiina Juuso as the Sami reindeer farmer Anni, Ville Haapasalo as the Finnish sniper Veikko, and Viktor Bychkov as the Soviet captain Ivan. Juuso received the Best Actress award at the Moscow International Film Festival for her performance.
Why is the film called The Cuckoo?
The title refers to a Sami belief that hearing a cuckoo's call tells you how many years you have left to live. In Russian military slang, 'kukushka' also means sniper, which applies to the Finnish character Veikko, who is chained to a rock in a sniper's outfit as punishment by retreating German forces.
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