Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Jussi Award for Best Film (1997)
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Nominations
Nominated for the International Submission to the Academy Awards (1997)
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Setting
Set in Helsinki
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Series
Part of Finland trilogy
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Music
Music by Timo Salminen
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Timo Salminen
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Aki KaurismäkiWriter
- Original title
- Kauas pilvet karkaavat
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- January 26, 1996
- Original language
- Finnish
- Countries
- Finland, France, Germany
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Cast
Kati OutinenIlona
Kari VäänänenLauri
Elina SaloMrs. Sjöholm
Sakari KuosmanenMelartin
Markku PeltolaLajunen
Matti OnnismaaForsström- Shelley FisherPianist
- Markus AllanOrchestra Member
- Pauli GranfeltOrchestra Member
- Kari LindqvistOrchestra Member
- Pentti MutikainenOrchestra Member
- Tommi ParkkonenOrchestra Member
- Taisto WesslinOrchestra Member
- Tuire LiitiWaitress
- Kaarina VäyrynenWaitress
- Elli LindstedtOld Couple
- Vilhelm LindstedtOld Couple
- Tuire TuomistoKitchen Maid
- Mustafa AltinAmir
Pentti AuerBuyer of Dubrovnik
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