Top billed cast

1. 

   Alma Pöysti

   Ansa

2. 

   Jussi Vatanen

   Holappa

3. 

   Janne Hyytiäinen

   Huotari

4. 

   Nuppu Koivu

   Liisa

5. 

   Mia Snellman

   Ansa's Colleague

6. 

   Mikko Mykkänen

   Shop Security Guard

7. 

   Sherwan Haji

   Parakin Resident

8. 

   Karar Al-Bazoon

   Parakin Resident

9. 

   Toni Buckman

   Karaoke Singer ("Get On")

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Reviews

A review by BornKnight

Written by BornKnight on 2024-02-01

German-Finnish drama / romance by the director Aki Kaurismäki, continuation of his Proletariat series, which was originally planned as a trilogy and already includes Shadows in Paradise (1986), Ariel (1988), and The Match Factory Girl (1990).

With simple stories in a stylized Helsinki that seems to be stopped at the end of the 80´s on purpose (although your hear on the radio about the current Russia and Ukraine War, and see a 2024 calendar) it tells about the love story in simple lines of melancholy about two workers, a construction area man and a woman that worked on supermarkets and fa...read the rest

Recommendations

1. Ariel71%
2. Mies vailla menneisyyttä74%
3. Love in Taipei67%
4. Yoh! Bestie63%
5. Laitakaupungin valot67%
6. Is This Thing On?65%
7. Little Italy66%
8. Father of the Bride63%
9. Which Brings Me to You62%
10. Tall Girl62%
11. Hitch65%
12. Dot the I59%
13. Coyote Ugly62%
14. Great Expectations66%
15. Young Adult58%
16. (500) Days of Summer73%
17. Annie Hall77%
18. Wedding Season62%
19. Love Everlasting73%
20. Author! Author!59%

Status
Released

Original Language
Finnish

Budget
$1,480,000.00

Revenue
$12,400,000.00

Keywords

• helsinki, finland
• coma
• karaoke
• alcoholism
• romance
• loneliness
• stray dog
• deadpan comedy
• russian invasion of ukraine (2022)
• movie theater
• independent film
• working class people
• romantic dramedy
• dry humor