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On arrival In Helsinki a man gets beaten up. He cannot remember
who he is or anything of his past. Unable to get a job or
anywhere to live he starts living on the outskirts of the
city. Taken in by the locals, he makes new friendships and
forms new relationships and slowly starts putting his life
back together. This is a film that almost defies description.
It mixes great humour with sickening violence, wretchedness
with compassion, and has characters that are somehow totally
real yet completely absurd. A film that you should not miss.
Unique.
Awards
Best Actress & Grand Jury Prize, Cannes 2002
Golden Spur, Flanders Film Festival 2002
Film Of The Year, San Sebastian Film Festival 2002
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Programme
Notes
The
programme notes for this film are available here.
Audience
Rating
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Director
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Aki
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Written by
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Aki Kaurismäki
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Cast |
Markku Peltola
Kati Outinen
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Cert |
12A |
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Length |
1hr
37mins |
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Country |
Finland
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Language |
In Finnish with English subtitles |
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