Holappa works as a construction laborer, lives in a workers' hostel, and drowns his sorrows in the excessive consumption of alcohol. Ansa has a poorly paid job at a supermarket and returns home in the evenings to an empty apartment, where the radio is tuned in to news of Russia’s bloody invasion of Ukraine. One night, the trajectories of their lives intersect at a dingy karaoke bar… This year Aki Kaurismäki, a living legend known for his distinctive directorial style and extremely dry sense of humor, returned to Cannes in best form for the first time in twelve years. His melancholic romantic comedy, set to the rhythm of “Mambo Italiano,” melted the hardened hearts of even the greatest cynics and took home the Jury Prize from a panel headed by last year’s winner Ruben Östlund.
Lenka Tyrpáková
81 min / Color, DCP
Director Aki Kaurismäki
/ Screenplay Aki Kaurismäki
/ Dir. of Photography Timo Salminen
/ Sound Pietu Korhonen
/ Editor Samu Heikkilä
/ Art Director Ville Grönroos
/ Producer Misha Jaari, Aki Kaurismäki, Mark Lwoff
/ Production Sputnik, Oy Bufo Ab
/ Coproduction Pandora Filmproduktion
/ Cast Alma Pöysti, Jussi Vatanen
/ Sales The Match Factory
/ Distributor Aerofilms
Aki Kaurismäki (1957, Orimattila, Finland). Selected filmography: The Match Factory Girl (Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö, 1990), The Bohemian Life (La vie de bohème, 1993), Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatiana (Pidä huivista kiinni, Tatjana, 1994), The Man Without a Past (Mies vailla menneisyyttä, 2002), Lights in the Dusk (Laitakaupungin valot, 2006), The Other Side of Hope (Toivon tuolla puolen, 2017), Fallen Leaves (Kuolleet lehdet, 2023).
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