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Tears of April
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Wikipedia article
'Tears of April' is a 2008 Finnish war drama film directed by Aku Louhimies. Based on the novel 'Ksky' by Leena Lander, the film is set in the final stages of the Finnish Civil War.
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 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 Pysti as Paasonen
References
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