''Tears of April'' ( fi, Käsky) is a 2008

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war drama film directed by

Aku Louhimies Aku Louhimies (2009) Aku Louhimies (born 3 July 1968) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He has directed feature films, documentary films, commercials and music videos. His international breakthrough was the 2016 serial drama '' Rebe ...

. Based on the novel ''Käsky'' by

Leena Lander Leena Lander (born 25 October 1955, in Turku) is a Finnish author. She grew up in Turku, in a boys' home that her father ran. In 1992, she won the Thanks for the Book Award for ''Tummien perhosten koti'' (The Home of the Dark Butterflies), which ...

, the film is set in the final stages of the

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Plot

The film tells a story of a captured female Red Guard fighter, Miina, and the soldier Aaro who escorts her to her trial. The fictional character Emil Hallenberg is loosely based on the actual Erik Grotenfelt, a poet turned judge and executioner.

Cast

Samuli Vauramo Samuli Vauramo (born 22 October 1981) is a Finnish actor. Vauramo was born in Vantaa, Finland. Vauramo graduated from the Finnish Theatre Academy in 2005. After graduating he worked at the Theatre of Kotka, where he acted in Aleksis Kivi's famo ...

as Aaro Harjula *

Pihla Viitala Pihla Viitala (born 30 September 1982) is a Finnish actress. She studied acting at the Helsinki Theatre Academy. Personal life In 2004, Viitala married musician Kerkko Koskinen; the couple divorced in 2008. She married Kazakh- German Alex Sc ...

as Miina Malin *

Eero Aho Eero-Matti Aho (born 26 January 1968) is a Finnish actor who has appeared on stage, in films and on television. He plays Antero Rokka in film '' The Unknown Soldier'' (2017), and stars as Inspector Koskinen in the crime television series ''Lakesid ...

as Emil Hallenberg *

Eemeli Louhimies Eemeli is a Finnish masculine given name. The given name Eemeli is shared by the following notable people: * Eemeli (real name Esko Toivonen), Finnish actor, comedian and entertainer * Eemeli Aakula, Finnish politician * Eemeli Heikkinen, Finnish ...

as Eino * Miina Maasola as Martta *

Riina Maidre Riina Maidre (born 26 January 1982 in Tallinn) is an Estonian actress. She has been studied at Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre's Drama School. She has worked at Estonian Drama Theatre and Von Krahl Theatre. Besides theatrical roles she has ...

as Beata Hallenberg * Sulevi Peltola as Konsta *

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as Paasonen

References

External links

* * 2000s war drama films Films based on Finnish novels Films directed by Aku Louhimies Films set in 1918 Films set in Finland Films shot in Finland Finnish Civil War Finnish war drama films Prisoner of war films 2008 drama films 2008 films {{war-drama-film-stub