Talkative, hyperactive young drifter Ville Alfa goes around Helsinki, basically trying to borrow money from friends and strangers by means of an incessant delivery of quirky and snappy quasi-intellectual lines and fabricated excuses.
Cast
Aki Kaurismäki
Ville Alfa
Pirkko Hämäläinen
Tuula
Juuso Hirvikangas
Juuso
Matti Pellonpää
Fan of Chandler
Lars Lindberg
Harri
Mikko Mattila
Fan of Hemingway
Eija Vilpas
Woman at Bar Counter
Markku Peltola
Ball thrower in Mermaid Hall
Mikko Kivinen
Sturdy Ball Thrower in Mermaid Hall
Juice Leskinen
Himself
Esa Sirkkunen
Olli
Jukka Järvelä
Man at Bar Counter
Marja Heiskanen
Kiosk Vendor
Toni Sulzbeck
Bum
Taina Nyström
Girl in Pavement Cafe
Juhani Tommola
Doorman
Reino Markkanen
Unknown
Paula Kaurismäki
Unknown
Tapio Saariaho
Unknown
Virve Larimo
Unknown
Jukka Anttila
Unknown
Tinnu Suninen
Unknown
Kalevi Kannisto
Unknown
Anne-Mari Salo
Unknown
Markku Oikkonen
Unknown
Crew
Mika Kaurismäki
Director, Producer
Aki Kaurismäki
Writer
Pauli Pentti
Writer, Assistant Director
Anne Lakanen
Editor
Antti Kari
Editor
Kay Gauditz
Cinematography
Toni Sulzbeck
Cinematography
Olli Varja
Cinematography, Additional Camera
Veikko Partanen
Sound Mixer
Erkki Vesterinen
Sound
Mikael Sievers
Sound
Lasse Keso
Music
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