Directed by:
Aki KaurismäkiScreenplay:
Aki KaurismäkiCinematography:
Timo SalminenCast:
Timo Eränkö, Kari Heiskanen, Asmo Hurula, Sakari Järvenpää, Sakari Kuosmanen, Dave Lindholm, Mikko Mattila, Pate Mustajärvi, Tuomari Nurmio (more)Plots(1)
Fourteen desperate men named Frank, band together to escape from a repressive section of Helsinki. An English-speaking non-Frank named Pekka joins the barroom conspirators, whose avoidance of last names, and any affect, help them outsmart overwhelming forces as they sneak through dark subway tunnels and alleys, hoping against despair to reach magical seaside Eira. The Calamari Unionists take advantage of unending night to venture their intrepid journey. (Artificial Eye)
(more)Cast
Timo Eränkö
Finland
Best movies:
The Worthless (1982)
Calamari Union (1985)
Kari Heiskanen
Finland
Best movies:
Cha Cha Cha (1989)
Naked Harbour (2012)
Calamari Union (1985)
Asmo Hurula
Finland
Best movies:
The Worthless (1982)
Calamari Union (1985)
Crime and Punishment (1983)
Sakari Järvenpää
Best movies:
Shadows in Paradise (1986)
Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989)
Calamari Union (1985)
Sakari Kuosmanen
Finland
Best movies:
Night on Earth (1991)
Drifting Clouds (1996)
Fallen Leaves (2023)
Dave Lindholm
Finland
Best movies:
Calamari Union (1985)
Mikko Mattila
Best movies:
Calamari Union (1985)
Pate Mustajärvi
Finland
Best movies:
Calamari Union (1985)
Tuomari Nurmio
Finland
Best movies:
Calamari Union (1985)
The Other Side of Hope (2017)
Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
Finland
Best movies:
Unknown Soldier (2017)
The Unknown Soldier (1985)
Hamlet Goes Business (1987)
Matti Pellonpää
Finland
Best movies:
Night on Earth (1991)
The Bohemian Life (1992)
Drifting Clouds (1996)
Martti Syrjä
Finland
Best movies:
Frozen Land (2005)
Heavy Trip (2018)
Rosso (1985)
Pantse Syrjä
Finland
Best movies:
Calamari Union (1985)
Markku Toikka
Finland
Best movies:
Calamari Union (1985)
Crime and Punishment (1983)
Upswing (2003)
Mato Valtonen
Finland
Best movies:
Drifting Clouds (1996)
Shadows in Paradise (1986)
Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989)
Puntti Valtonen
Finland
Best movies:
Hamlet Goes Business (1987)
Calamari Union (1985)
The Other Side of Hope (2017)
Kari Väänänen
Finland
Best movies:
Night on Earth (1991)
The Bohemian Life (1992)
Drifting Clouds (1996)
Erkki Astala
Best movies:
Fallen Leaves (2023)
Cha Cha Cha (1989)
Hamlet Goes Business (1987)
Ida-Lotta Backman
Best movies:
Calamari Union (1985)
Erja Dammert
Finland
Best movies:
Juha (1999)
Calamari Union (1985)