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]
Tears of April | |
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Directed by | Aku Louhimies |
Written by | Jari Rantala |
Based on | Käsky by Leena Lander |
Produced by | Aleksi Bardy |
Starring | Samuli Vauramo Pihla Viitala Eero Aho |
Cinematography | Rauno Ronkainen |
Edited by | Benjamin Mercer |
Music by | Pessi Levanto |
Production company | Helsinki-filmi |
Distributed by | FS Film |
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Country | Finland |
Language | Finnish |
Budget | €1.5 million[1] |
Box office | €274,079 (domestic)[2] |
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.