"The Cuckoo" is tells of the coming together of two wayward soldiers in the Arctic north of Finland at the farm of a lone Lapp woman during the end of WWII. The trio of players speak in different tongues making verbal communication impossible and though the men are sworn enemies they find common ground in a shared humanity which sees them through the difficulties of surviving wounds, coveting the same female, and learning lessons like the importance of being able to say "Don't Shoot!!" in your enemies' language. "The Cuckoo" is an minimalistic light drama with low end production value which distills life to the bare essentials of humanity with its bold austerity. Recommended for foreign film buffs only. (B)
Review of The Cuckoo
