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.
Cast
Kati Outinen
Ilona
Kari Väänänen
Lauri
Elina Salo
Mrs. Sjöholm
Sakari Kuosmanen
Melartin
Markku Peltola
Lajunen
Matti Onnismaa
Forsström
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
Outi Mäenpää
Lauri's Sister
Esko Nikkari
Restaurant Manager
Tarja Laiho
Labour Official
Sulevi Peltola
Man at Nelia
Vesa Mäkelä
Tax Official
Tero Jartti
Tax Official
Kaija Pakarinen
Woman in Dressing Gown
Vesa Häkli
Ugly Man
Antti Reini
Ugly Man
Yrjö Järvinen
Man at Olympia
Ona Kamu
Cleaning Woman
Eero Försti
Repossession Man
Kari Nenonen
Repossession Man
Klaus Heydemann
Real Estate Broker
Mato Valtonen
Car Dealer
Aarre Karén
Bank Manager
Rose-Marie Precht
Hairdresser
Clas-Ove Bruun
Carpenter
Silu Seppälä
Carpenter
Jorma Pulla
Gilder
Atte Blom
First Customer
Peter von Bagh
First Customer
Juho Grönqvist
Garbage Man
Kari Järvinen
Garbage Man
Crew
Aki Kaurismäki
Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
Timo Salminen
Director of Photography
Timo Nousiainen
Colorist
Erja Dammert
Assistant Director
Reinhard Brundig
Co-Producer
Fabienne Vonier
Co-Producer
Eila Werning
Co-Producer
Paula Oinonen
Production Assistant
Markku Pätilä
Production Design
Jukka Salmi
Production Design
Heikki Färm
Assistant Camera
Raili Salmi
Post Production Supervisor
Tuula Hilkamo
Costume Design
Timo Linnasalo
Sound Editor
Jouko Lumme
Sound Editor, Sound
Tom Forsström
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Juuso Hirvikangas
Sound Assistant
Kimmo Taavila
Sound
Shelley Fisher
Original Music Composer
Sinikka Usvamaa
Accountant
Malla Hukkanen
Still Photographer, Script Supervisor
Heikki Ukkonen
Location Manager
Jukka Jalkanen
Location Manager
Matti Pellonpää
In Memory Of
Tuija Kotamäki
Negative Cutter
Olli Varja
Gaffer
Risto Laasonen
Gaffer
Olavi Tuomi
Gaffer
Lauri Tomminen
Gaffer
Erkki Astala
Production Manager
Jan-Eric Nyström
Title Designer
Jaakko Talaskivi
Unit Manager
Haije Alanoja
Production Secretary
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