The Cuckoo (2002)

Original title

Кукушка

Directed by

Aleksandr Rogozhkin

Genre

drama film, war film, comedy drama

Country

Russia

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

15+

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 119 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

During World War II, a Soviet soldier and a Finnish soldier end up stranded at the home of a Sami woman. The three strangers must learn to communicate and live together despite their different languages and loyalties.

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What happens

The Cuckoo (Russian: Кукушка, romanized: 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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