April is the Cruelest of Months is a 1983 film directed by Suvi-Marja Korvenheimo, also known as Anssi Mänttäri, and the final part of the Korvenheimo trilogy. It was named after the first verse of T. S. Eliot's poem series The Waste Land. The film, shot in ten days, is a satire on the candles of Finnish culture.

A few days before Christmas Eve the last sack of letters arrives to Santa. At the bottom is a letter that is a bit older than the others, it's a drawing. While the curious Santa tries to figure out what the drawing looks like, strange things begin to happen.

Finnish singer songwriter J. Karjalainen creates a new artist character called Lännen-Jukka. As Lännen-Jukka he goes to the USA to find the origin of Finnish American folkmusic. He meets Finnish Americans and performs with them and to them.

Finnish singer songwriter J. Karjalainen creates a new artist character called Lännen-Jukka. As Lännen-Jukka he goes to the USA to find the origin of Finnish American folkmusic. He meets Finnish Americans and performs with them and to them. This is 10min shorter than film called Searching Lännen-Jukka and has some different material.