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12/10/1990 Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance 1h 20m
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Overview

After losing his job and realizing that he is alone in the world, a businessman opts to voluntarily end his life. Lacking courage, he hires a contract killer to do the job. Then, while awaiting his demise, he meets a woman and promptly falls in love.

  1. Aki Kaurismäki

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Jean-Pierre Léaud

    Henri

  2. Margi Clarke

    Margaret

  3. Kenneth Colley

    The Killer

  4. T.R. Bowen

    Departmen Head

  5. Imogen Claire

    Secretary

  6. Angela Walsh

    Landlady

  7. Cyril Epstein

    Cab Driver

  8. Nicky Tesco

    Pete

  9. Charles Cork

    Al

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-09-26
"Henri" (Jean-Pierre Léaud) is so down in the dumps that he decides it's time to end it all. Not suicide, though - nope. He decides to pay a local gangster £1,000 to do the job in the style of an hit! OK, money's money thinks his would be assassin so the job is assigned to his veteran enforcer Kenneth Colley - but it turns out that he hasn't his problems to seek either. To make matters even more complex, "Henri" is sitting in the pub - awaiting what he hopes will be the inevitable - when he meets "Margaret" (Margi Clarke). She's trying to make a living selling flowers and after a brief chat,...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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