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November 2023

Fallen Leaves

Directed by: Aki KaurismäkiWith: Alma Pöysti, Jussi Vatanen, Janne HyytiäinenFallen Leaves tells the story of two lonely people (Alma Pöysti and Jussi Vatanen) who meet each other by chance in the Helsinki night and try to find the first, only, and ultimate love of their lives. Their path towards this honorable goal is clouded by the man's alcoholism, lost phone numbers,... Read more...

March 2017

The Other Side of Hope

Directed by: Aki KaurismäkiWith: Sherwan Haji, Sakari Kuosmanen, Simon Al-Bazoon,...poker-playing restaurateur and former traveling salesman befriends a group of refugees newly arrived from Finland.

The Other Side of Hope

Comedy, Drama Directed by: Aki KaurismäkiWith: Sherwan Haji, Sakari Kuosmanen, Kaija Pakarinen,...A restaurateur befriends a Syrian refugee who has recently arrived in Finland.

January 2012

Le Havre

Drama, Comedy Directed by: Aki KaurismäkiWith: André Wilms, Kati Outinen, Jean-Pierre DarroussinWhen an African boy arrives by cargo ship in the port city of Le Havre, an aging shoe shiner takes pity on the child and welcomes him into his home.

December 2006

Lights in the dusk

Melodrama Directed by: Aki KaurismäkiWith: Koistinen Janne Hyytiäinen, Aila Maria Heiskanen,...In Helsinki, a lonely night watchman is caught up in a series of misadventures with a femme fatale and a crooked businessman.

June 2004

Aaltra

Comedy, Drama Directed by: Benoît Delépine & Gustave KervernWith: Benoît Delépine, Gustave Kervern, Michel de Gavre,...In this pitch black comedy the rivalry between two neighbors escalates into an all out war. Through a maintenance error on a tractor they both end up, paralyzed, in a wheelchair. It seems they are doomed to stay together. They no longer focus their rage on each other but on the manufacturer of the... Read more...