The Cuckoo

The Cuckoo

She's Making Peace One Man at a Time.

Directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin

Produced by CTB Film Company

2002100 min7.1 / 10

A tender, humanistic wartime drama where a Lapp woman's compassion bridges the divide between two enemy soldiers, transforming hostility into understanding and connection.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Cuckoo easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Is The Cuckoo sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Does The Cuckoo end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.

  • Is The Cuckoo violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Cuckoo scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

69/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity71

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise64

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love72

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Cuckoo

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Cuckoo

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Cuckoo, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Cuckoo, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Cuckoo, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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