The Man Without a Past (Mies vailla menneisyyttä)

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Aki Kaurismäki

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Markku Peltola
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Kati Outinen
Irma

Juhani Niemelä
Nieminen

Kaija Pakarinen
Kaisa Nieminen

Sakari Kuosmanen
Anttila

Annikki Tähti
Manager of Flea Market

Anneli Sauli
Bar Owner

Elina Salo
Dock Clerk

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A good movie

11 years, 7 months ago at Aug 2 8:42

johanlefourbe

To be honest, I’m not really an expert on Aki Kaurismäki’s work but since this movie was very well received, I really wanted to check this movie. Eventually, I had a hard time to get into this movie. Still, even though I wasn't really blown by the whole thing, I thought it was pretty good. The point is that Kaurismaki has such a peculiar style and it is, at the same time, the appeal of this m... read more

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The second part of Aki Kaurismäki's "Finland" trilogy, the film follows a man who arrives in Helsinki and gets beaten up so severely he develops amnesia. Unable to remember his name or anything from his past life, he cannot get a job or an apartment, so he starts living on the outskirts of the city and slowly starts putting his life back on track.

Release date: 1 March 2002
UPC: 043396002203

Tags: Finland (11), Drama (8), 2000s (8), Comedy (6), Romance (5), Finnish (5), Helsinki (5), 2002 (4), Poverty (3), Kaurismäki (3), European (2), Amnesia (2), Train (2), The Man Without A Past (2), Cannes Winner (2), (2), Dancing (1), Thriller (1), Heist (1), Music (1)

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