The Cuckoo_
"She's Making Peace One Man at a Time."
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.
Starring
Anni-Kristiina Juuso, Ville Haapasalo, Viktor Bychkov
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
The Cuckoo was released 24 years ago in 2002.
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 fre...
The Cuckoo is a Drama, Romance, Comedy film with a runtime of 1h 40m.
CAST (20)
Anni-Kristiina Juuso
Anni
Ville Haapasalo
Veikko
Viktor Bychkov
Ivan or Psoltõ
MK
Mikhail Korobochkin
episode
DA
Denis Aksenov
episode
Santeri Kuikka
episode
AZ
Aleksandr Zubkin
episode
Sergei Antonov
episode
SL
Svyatoslav Lezin
episode
VL
Vsevolod Lezin
episode
AM
Aleksandr Melnikov
episode
SS
Sergey Sokolov
episode
Aleksey Kashnikov
episode
AP
Aleksey Panzheev
episode
Vladimir Matveev
episode
VK
Vladimir Knysh
episode
VY
Valery Yakovlev
episode
SB
Sergey Berezin
episode
YP
Yulia Proshicheva
episode
AV
Anna Voronina
episode
DETAILS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is The Cuckoo about?
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.
How long is The Cuckoo?
The Cuckoo has a runtime of 100 minutes (1h 40m).
Who stars in The Cuckoo?
The cast of The Cuckoo includes Anni-Kristiina Juuso, Ville Haapasalo, Viktor Bychkov, Mikhail Korobochkin, Denis Aksenov.
What is the rating of The Cuckoo?
The Cuckoo has a rating of 7.0 out of 10 based on 115 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (3)
Drama
Romance
Comedy