It is September 1944, a few days before the Second World War ends for Finland, which has been fighting on the German side against the Russians. The Finnish sniper Wille, resolved to do whatever is necessary, is planning his escape to freedom. Ivan, a captain in the Soviet army who was arrested and imprisoned by the “Smersh” secret military police, decides to join the Finnish kamikaze. Each man belongs on a different side of the barricade, both were condemned to death, they don’t speak each other’s language, they are arch-enemies but together they find shelter in no-man’s land, on a farm owned by the Laplander Anni. She, however, does not regard them as enemy soldiers, but simply as men.… “Cuckoo” is the nickname the Russians gave Finnish snipers during the 1939-40 war. Despite their inadequate firepower, they still managed to cause the Red Army considerable losses. “Cuckoo” is also the secret name of a woman.…