| Tears of April | |
| Director: | Aku Louhimies |
| Producer: | Aleksi Bardy |
| Starring: | Samuli Vauramo Pihla Viitala Eero Aho |
| Music: | Pessi Levanto |
| Cinematography: | Rauno Ronkainen |
| Editing: | Benjamin Mercer |
| Studio: | Helsinki-filmi |
| Distributor: | FS Film |
| Country: | Finland |
| Language: | Finnish |
| Budget: | €1.5 million[1] |
| Gross: | €274,079 (domestic)[2] |
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.[3]
The film tells a story of a captured female Red Guard fighter, Miina, and the soldier Aaro who escorts her to her trial.[4] The fictional character Emil Hallenberg is loosely based on the actual Erik Grotenfelt, a poet turned judge and executioner.