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.

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Awards
Won the State Prize of the Russian Federation (2004) and the Silver George for Best Director (2002)
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Filming locations
Filmed in Murmansk Oblast
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Setting
Set in Finland
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Music
Music by Dmitri Pavlov
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Andrey Zhegalov
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Details

Director: Aleksandr Rogozhkin
Writer: Aleksandr RogozhkinScreenplay
Original title: Кукушка
Status: Released
Release date: September 12, 2002
Original language: Russian
Countries: Russia

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