Tears of April
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{{Infobox film
| name = Tears of April
| image = Tears of April.png
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| director = Aku Louhimies
| producer = Aleksi Bardy
| writer = Jari Rantala
| based_on = {{based on|Käsky|Leena Lander}}
| starring = Samuli Vauramo
Pihla Viitala
Eero Aho
| music = Pessi Levanto
| cinematography = Rauno Ronkainen
| editing = Benjamin Mercer
| studio = Helsinki-filmi
| distributor = FS Film
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2008|08|22|Espoo Film Festival|2008|8|29|Finland}}
| runtime =
| country = Finland
| language = Finnish
| budget = €1.5 million{{cite web |url=http://www.ses.fi/en/film.asp?id=828 |title=Tears of April (Käsky) |work=ses.fi |publisher=The Finnish Film Foundation |accessdate=23 February 2012}}
| gross = €274,079 (domestic){{cite web |url=http://www.ses.fi/dokumentit/Elokuvavuosi%202008.pdf |title= Elokuvavuosi 2008 Facts & Figures |work=ses.fi |publisher=The Finnish Film Foundation |format=PDF |accessdate=23 February 2012}}
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Tears of April ({{langx|fi|Käsky}}) is a 2008 Finnish war drama film directed by Aku Louhimies. Based on the novel Käsky by Leena Lander, the film is set in the final stages of the Finnish Civil War.{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv3.fi/viihde/uutiset/elokuvat.shtml/686892/lehti-kasky-elokuvassa-miesten-valista-seksia |title=Lehti: Käsky-elokuvassa miesten välistä seksiä |author= |date=13 August 2008 |work=MTV3.fi |language=Finnish |accessdate=23 February 2012}}
Plot
The film tells a story of a captured female Red Guard fighter, Miina, and the soldier Aaro who escorts her to her trial.{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/tears-april-film-review-93335|title=Tears of April – Film Review|work=The Hollywood Reporter|author=Farber, Stephen|date=7 June 2009|accessdate=4 July 2017}} The fictional character Emil Hallenberg is loosely based on the actual Erik Grotenfelt, a poet turned judge and executioner.
Cast
- Samuli Vauramo as Aaro Harjula
- Pihla Viitala as Miina Malin
- Eero Aho as Emil Hallenberg
- Eemeli Louhimies as Eino
- Miina Maasola as Martta
- Riina Maidre as Beata Hallenberg
- Sulevi Peltola as Konsta
- Oskar Pöysti as Paasonen
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0920461}}
{{Aku Louhimies}}
Category:2000s war drama films
Category:Films based on Finnish novels
Category:Films directed by Aku Louhimies
Category:Films shot in Finland
Category:Finnish Civil War films
Category:Finnish war drama films
Category:Prisoner of war films
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