''Tears of April'' ( fi, Käsky) is a 2008
Finnish
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* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
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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
The Finnish Civil War; . Other designations: Brethren War, Citizen War, Class War, Freedom War, Red Rebellion and Revolution, . According to 1,005 interviews done by the newspaper ''Aamulehti'', the most popular names were as follows: Civil W ...
.
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
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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
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Pihla Viitala as Miina Malin
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Eero Aho as Emil Hallenberg
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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, Finni ...
as Eino
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Miina Maasola as Martta
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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
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Sulevi Peltola as Konsta
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Oskar Pöysti Oskar may refer to:
* oskar (gene), the Drosophila gene
* Oskar (given name), masculine given name
See also
* Oscar (disambiguation)
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as Paasonen
References
External links
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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
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