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Tears of April

2008 · 116 min Romance Drama War
6.0 / 10 · TMDB

There is civil war in Finland between "Whites" and "Reds". A woman soldier of the Reds is captured by the Whites. She is ordered to be executed. A lieutenant is enforced into a homosexual relationship with his commanding officer to save the Red female with whom he is infatuated.

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Original Title Käsky
Year 2008
Country Finland, Germany, Greece
Genre Romance, Drama, War
Director Aku Louhimies
Runtime 116 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.0/10 (26 votes)

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Director Antti-Jussi Annila constructs a tense, quiet thriller where danger lurks in glances and unspoken agreements rather than battlefields. The film relies on the stark contrast between frozen landscapes and smoldering human desires, exploring the degrading compromises one makes for a sliver of redemption and a forbidden connection.

What lingers after the final frame is a profound sense of melancholy for the fragility of compassion in a world ruled by ideological purity and violence. A haunting study of forbidden love in its most desperate form. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Aku Louhimies

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