Directed by:
Aki KaurismäkiScreenplay:
Aki KaurismäkiCinematography:
Timo SalminenCast:
Turo Pajala, Susanna Haavisto, Matti Pellonpää, Eetu Hilkamo, Erkki Pajala, Matti Jaaranen, Hannu Viholainen, Jorma Markkula, Tarja Keinänen, Eino Kuusela (more)Plots(1)
After the coal mine where he works is shut down, Taisto (Turo Pajala) leaves the countryside for Helsinki in order to make a better life for himself. He meets Irmeli (Susanna Haavisto), a jaded meter maid with a young son. After being thrown in jail for a petty crime, Taisto teams with another inmate (Pellonpää) to escape both the prison and Finland. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Turo Pajala](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/776/157776576_610084.jpg)
Turo Pajala
Finland
Best movies:
Ariel (1988)
Hamlet Goes Business (1987)
![Susanna Haavisto](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/295/158295176_8e18f7.jpg)
Susanna Haavisto
Finland
Best movies:
Ariel (1988)
![Matti Pellonpää](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269131_b215b1.jpg)
Matti Pellonpää
Finland
Best movies:
Night on Earth (1991)
The Bohemian Life (1992)
Drifting Clouds (1996)
![Eetu Hilkamo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/227/159227170_d13d39.jpg)
![Erkki Pajala](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/497/158497187_e43a25.jpg)
Erkki Pajala
Finland
Best movies:
Ariel (1988)
![Matti Jaaranen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/594/158594647_53afaf.jpg)
Matti Jaaranen
Finland
Best movies:
Ariel (1988)
Hannu Viholainen
Best movies:
Ariel (1988)
Zombie and the Ghost Train (1991)
![Jorma Markkula](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/425/158425666_a39f31.jpg)
Jorma Markkula
Finland
Best movies:
Ariel (1988)
The Worthless (1982)
Der Rekordbeobachter (2012) (TV movie)
![Tarja Keinänen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/426/158426593_9fd0bc.jpg)
Tarja Keinänen
Finland
Best movies:
Ariel (1988)
Crime and Punishment (1983)
Eino Kuusela
Best movies:
Ariel (1988)
Jyrki Olsonen
Best movies:
Ariel (1988)
Kauko Laalo
Best movies:
Ariel (1988)
![Esko Nikkari](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/677/158677712_06f826.jpg)
Esko Nikkari
Finland
Best movies:
Drifting Clouds (1996)
The Winter War (1989)
The Match Factory Girl (1990)
![Marja Packalén](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/478/158478794_4196c6.jpg)
Marja Packalén
Finland
Best movies:
The Match Factory Girl (1990)
Ariel (1988)
The Interrogation (2009)
![Tomi Salmela](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/695/158695786_9b000d.jpg)
Tomi Salmela
Finland
Best movies:
Night on Earth (1991)
The Purge (2012)
The Winter War (1989)
Mikko Remes
Best movies:
Ariel (1988)
Reijo Marin
Best movies:
Ariel (1988)
![Heikki Salomaa](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/700/158700489_4e4987.jpg)
Heikki Salomaa
Finland
Best movies:
Ariel (1988)
![Veikko Uusimäki](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/587/161587854_ceea11.jpg)
Veikko Uusimäki
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Ariel (1988)
The Unknown Soldier (1955)
![Esko Salminen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/951/157951419_bab9b8.jpg)
Esko Salminen
Finland
Best movies:
Mother of Mine (2005)
The Winter War (1989)
Ariel (1988)