Comedy Drama
The ever-poker-faced Ilona loses her job as a restaurant hostess, as her tram driver husband, Lauri, also finds himself out of work. Together they must hit the streets of Helsinki, facing up to hardship and humiliation in their quest for survival, guided through the gloom by a ray of hope.
Directed by
Aki Kaurismäki
Written by
Aki Kaurismäki
Antti Reini
Ugly Man
Matti Pellonpää
Kari Väänänen
Lauri
Silu Seppälä
Carpenter
Outi Mäenpää
Lauri's Sister
Sakari Kuosmanen
Melartin
Kati Outinen
Ilona
Juuso Hirvikangas
Sulevi Peltola
Man at Nelia
Ona Kamu
Cleaning Woman
Matti Onnismaa
Forsström
Elina Salo
Mrs. Sjöholm
Kaija Pakarinen
Woman in Dressing Gown
Mato Valtonen
Car Dealer
Esko Nikkari
Restaurant Manager
Rose-Marie Precht
Hairdresser
Jaakko Talaskivi
Markku Peltola
Lajunen
Atte Blom
First Customer
Yrjö Järvinen
Man at Olympia
Shelley Fisher
Pianist
Markus Allan
Orchestra Member
Pauli Granfelt
Orchestra Member
Kari Lindqvist
Orchestra Member
Pentti Mutikainen
Orchestra Member
Tommi Parkkonen
Orchestra Member
Taisto Wesslin
Orchestra Member
Tuire Liiti
Waitress
Kaarina Väyrynen
Waitress
Elli Lindstedt
Old Couple
Vilhelm Lindstedt
Old Couple
Tuire Tuomisto
Kitchen Maid
Mustafa Altin
Amir
Pentti Auer
Buyer of Dubrovnik
Iisak Lusua
Buyer of Dubrovnik
Simo Santalahti
Buyer of Dubrovnik
Solmu Mäkelä
Foreman
Tarja Laiho
Labour Official
Vesa Mäkelä
Tax Official
Tero Jartti
Tax Official
Vesa Häkli
Ugly Man
Eero Försti
Repossession Man
Kari Nenonen
Repossession Man
Aarre Karén
Bank Manager
Clas-Ove Bruun
Carpenter
Jorma Pulla
Gilder
Juho Grönqvist
Garbage Man
Kari Järvinen
Garbage Man
Sirkka-Liisa Aro

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