The Cuckoo

Name: The Cuckoo
Genre: Drama, Comedy, War
Released: July 11, 2003
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 69
Cast: Anni-Kristiina Juuso, Viktor Bychkov, Ville Haapasalo

2003

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Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: July 11, 2003 | PG-13

Starring: Anni-Kristiina Juuso, Viktor Bychkov, Ville Haapasalo

Summary: Set in the remote wastelands of northern Russia in September, 1944, this is the story of a romantic triangle that develops between a local Lapp woman and the two soldiers from opposite sides of World War II, a deserter sniper from the Finnish army and a Soviet Army captain, to whom she gives refuge.

Director: Aleksandr Rogozhkin

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, War

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 99 min

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Edward Guthmann

Gorgeous and optimistic. Read full review

Stephen Hunter

It's a whimsical tale of war and redemption, of faith, hope and even some charity...It's quite a treat, as a matter of fact. Read full review

Jonathan Rosenbaum

The movie overextends a patch of folk mysticism toward the end and then adds a silly whimsical coda, but as a comedy of errors it's often hilarious. Read full review

Marta Barber

Simple and austere, The Cuckoo also draws from the mysticism of tales of gnomes and other creatures who inhabit remote Nordic lands. It is that blend of reality with allegory that delivers the film's beauty and charm. Read full review

Manohla Dargis

A rare bird indeed -- a disarming, appealingly modest discovery, beautifully shot, nicely performed. Perched on the knife's edge of absurdity, the story at once embraces the large questions (who is the enemy and why) and shrugs them off with a laugh. Read full review

Liam Lacey

A beautifully shot, modest little fable about the misunderstandings between people. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

By the time you've worked through the allegorical implications, you may be wondering why you didn't just go see "Charlie's Angels." Read full review

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seketh

Nov 15, 2010

Human

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Horrux

Sep 22, 2011

Perfection! Incredibly great! One of my top 10 movies of all time. Presents us with a completely foreign culture, and two others at war with each other. They don't understand each other. Wait, but they do. After all, we are all human.

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CaptainHowdy

Apr 28, 2019

I really enjoyed The Cuckoo more than I thought I would. The film is historic, funny, moving, and features three fantastic performances by the leads. I was fully engaged throughout the entire movie.

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hamidgoodarzi

Apr 24, 2023

The film "Coco" from the Russian cinema, made in 2002, is a charming anti-war comedy. The film, with all its ups and downs, takes the audience with it until the end. It is a film with few dialogues and few actors. A different love triangle is formed in the film where both men leave thisThe film "Coco" from the Russian cinema, made in 2002, is a charming anti-war comedy. The film, with all its ups and downs, takes the audience with it until the end. It is a film with few dialogues and few actors. A different love triangle is formed in the film where both men leave this female triangle alone. The film has three main characters, a Sami woman, a Finnish soldier, and a Russian commander, whose story is related to the end of World War II. All three characters do not understand each other's language, and their communication forms the essence of the film, and the film evokes this poem that empathy is better than speaking the same language… Expand

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