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Bahrain Cinema Club

August 5 - 11, 2015
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Film: The Cuckoo
Director: Aleksandr Rogozhkin
Cast: Anni-Kristiina Juuso, Ville Haapasalo and Viktor Bychkov
Running Time: 1h 39min

Synopsis: At the close of Axis-aligned Finland’s involvement in World War II, pacifist Finnish soldier Veikko is trussed to a wilderness rock formation as punishment for desertion. Nearby, Soviet Captain Ivan, en-route to his trial for treason, survives the bombing of his transport. Anni, a local Sami woman, comes to the aid of both men, and an unlikely relationship is forged as three lonely souls attempt to survive the long winter.

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