Directed by:
Aki KaurismäkiScreenplay:
Aki KaurismäkiCinematography:
Timo SalminenComposer:
Shelley FisherCast:
Kati Outinen, Kari Väänänen, Elina Salo, Sakari Kuosmanen, Matti Onnismaa, Markku Peltola, Markus Allan, Paul Granfelt, Kari Lindqvist, Tommi Parkkonen (more)VOD (1)
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The first film in Kaurismäki's "Finland Trilogy" examining the effect of social problems on the lives of ordinary Finns. The film is centred on a middle aged couple who both lose their jobs in quick succession and their attempts to cope and get their lives back on track. (Artificial Eye)
Cast
![Kati Outinen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/735/163735672_c4337b.png)
Kati Outinen
Finland
Best movies:
Drifting Clouds (1996)
The Match Factory Girl (1990)
Shadows in Paradise (1986)
![Kari Väänänen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/380/158380088_21ba6e.jpg)
Kari Väänänen
Finland
Best movies:
Night on Earth (1991)
The Bohemian Life (1992)
Drifting Clouds (1996)
![Elina Salo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/879/161879352_2106b0.jpg)
Elina Salo
Finland
Best movies:
Drifting Clouds (1996)
The Match Factory Girl (1990)
The Man Without a Past (2002)
![Sakari Kuosmanen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/743/158743005_a947b4.jpg)
Sakari Kuosmanen
Finland
Best movies:
Night on Earth (1991)
Drifting Clouds (1996)
Fallen Leaves (2023)
![Matti Onnismaa](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/287/159287033_daed6b.jpg)
Matti Onnismaa
Finland
Best movies:
Drifting Clouds (1996)
Promise (2005)
Fallen Leaves (2023)
![Markku Peltola](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/617/158617529_722b9f.jpg)
Markku Peltola
Finland
Best movies:
Drifting Clouds (1996)
Promise (2005)
The Man Without a Past (2002)
![Markus Allan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/253/158253709_829777.jpg)
Markus Allan
Best movies:
Drifting Clouds (1996)
The Disappearance of Finbar (1996)
Paul Granfelt
Finland
Best movies:
Drifting Clouds (1996)
Kari Lindqvist
Best movies:
Drifting Clouds (1996)
Tommi Parkkonen
Finland
Best movies:
Drifting Clouds (1996)
Taisto Wesslin
Best movies:
Drifting Clouds (1996)
![Shelley Fisher](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/499/159499442_ef7863.jpg)
Shelley Fisher
Best movies:
Drifting Clouds (1996)
Pentti Mutikainen
Best movies:
Drifting Clouds (1996)
![Solmu Mäkelä](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/259/158259248_2093ed.jpg)
Solmu Mäkelä
Finland
Best movies:
Drifting Clouds (1996)
![Outi Mäenpää](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278376_a6e1d3.jpg)
Outi Mäenpää
Finland
Best movies:
Drifting Clouds (1996)
The Match Factory Girl (1990)
The Man Without a Past (2002)
![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)
Ariel (1988)
![Sulevi Peltola](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/418/158418066_fe3291.jpg)
Sulevi Peltola
Finland
Best movies:
Drifting Clouds (1996)
Promise (2005)
Frozen Land (2005)
![Vesa Mäkelä](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/425/158425578_767468.jpg)
Vesa Mäkelä
Finland
Best movies:
Drifting Clouds (1996)
The Winter War (1989)
The Man Without a Past (2002)
![Tero Jartti](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/696/158696050_7dd9b2.jpg)
Tero Jartti
Finland
Best movies:
Drifting Clouds (1996)
Matti: Hell Is for Heroes (2006)
Ambush (1999)
![Rose-Marie Precht](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/900/161900893_34e0af.jpg)
Rose-Marie Precht
Finland
Best movies:
Drifting Clouds (1996)