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Tears of April

Country: Finland, Language: Finnish, 115 mins

Gay | War | 2008

Original Title

Käsky
  • Director: Aku Louhimies
  • Writer: Leena Lander; Jari Rantala
  • Producer: Aleksi Bardy; George Charalambides

CGiii Comment

Beautifully shot, intensely played...

It's a slow unraveling of cold cruelty pitched against the warmth of kindness...within the chaos of war.

The director takes his time...but, the climax seems a little rushed.

Definitely worth seeing...for the callous performance of the judge alone.

Chilling.


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The(ir) Blurb...

There is civil war in Finland. Between whites vs reds. A woman soldier of reds is captured by the whites. She is ordered to be executed.

Cast & Characters

Samuel Vauramo as Aaro Harjula;
Pihla Viitala as Miina Malin;
Eero Aho as Emil Hallenberg;
Eemeli Louhimies as Eino;
Miina Maasola as Martta;
Riina Maidre as Beata Hallenberg;
Sulevi Peltola as Konsta;
Oskar Poysti as Paasonen;
Mikko Kouki as Vaapeli;
Janne Virtanen as Jaakariluutnantti