''Tears of April'' () 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
The Finnish Civil War was a civil war in Finland in 1918 fought for the leadership and control of the country between Whites (Finland), White Finland and the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic (Red Finland) during the country's transition fr ...
.
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 as Aaro Harjula
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Pihla Viitala as Miina Malin
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Eero Aho
Eero-Matti Aho (born 26 January 1968) is a Finnish actor who has appeared on stage, in films and on television. He plays Antero Rokka in film ''The Unknown Soldier (2017 film), The Unknown Soldier'' (2017), and stars as Inspector Koskinen in the c ...
as Emil Hallenberg
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Eemeli Louhimies as Eino
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Miina Maasola as Martta
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Riina Maidre as Beata Hallenberg
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Sulevi Peltola as Konsta
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Oskar Pöysti 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 shot in Finland
Finnish Civil War films
Finnish war drama films
Prisoner of war films
2008 drama films
2008 films
2000s Finnish films
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