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.
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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 Pöysti as Paasonen