Tears of April

Tears of April (Finnish: 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.[3] The film tells a story of a captured female Red Guard fighter, Miina, and the soldier Aaro who escorts her to her trial.[4] The fictional character Emil Hallenberg is loosely based on the actual Erik Grotenfelt, a poet turned judge and executioner.

Tears of April
Directed byAku Louhimies
Produced byAleksi Bardy
Written byJari Rantala
Based onKäsky
by Leena Lander
StarringSamuli Vauramo
Pihla Viitala
Eero Aho
Music byPessi Levanto
CinematographyRauno Ronkainen
Edited byBenjamin Mercer
Production
company
Helsinki-filmi
Distributed byFS Film
Release date
  • 22 August 2008 (2008-08-22) (Espoo Film Festival)
  • 29 August 2008 (2008-08-29) (Finland)
CountryFinland
LanguageFinnish
Budget€1.5 million[1]
Box office€274,079 (domestic)[2]

Cast[5]

  • 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

  1. "Tears of April (Käsky)". ses.fi. The Finnish Film Foundation. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
  2. "Elokuvavuosi 2008 Facts & Figures" (PDF). ses.fi. The Finnish Film Foundation. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
  3. "Lehti: Käsky-elokuvassa miesten välistä seksiä". MTV3.fi (in Finnish). August 13, 2008. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
  4. Farber, Stephen (7 June 2009). "Tears of April - Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  5. "Käsky (2008) – Credits". Elonet. National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification. Retrieved February 23, 2012.


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