The Cuckoo (film)
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| Directed by | Aleksandr Rogozhkin |
| Written by | Aleksandr Rogozhkin |
| Produced by | Sergei Selianov |
| Starring | Anni-Kristiina Juuso Ville Haapasalo Viktor Bychkov |
| Cinematography | Andrey Zhegalov |
| Music by | Dmitry Pavlov |
| Distributed by | STV (Russian: СТВ) |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Russia |
| Languages | Finnish Russian Saami |
The Cuckoo (Russian: Кукушка, translit. Kukushka) is a 2002 Russian war drama film directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin. It takes place during World War II, and the action is seen from the opposing perspectives of a Soviet soldier and a Finnish soldier stranded together at a Sami woman's farmhouse. It received generally positive reviews from critics.
In 2004, film was awarded the State Prize of the Russian Federation.