Directed by:
Aki KaurismäkiScreenplay:
Aki KaurismäkiCinematography:
Timo SalminenCast:
Timo Eränkö, Kari Heiskanen, Asmo Hurula, Sakari Järvenpää, Sakari Kuosmanen, Dave Lindholm, Mikko Mattila, Pate Mustajärvi, Tuomari Nurmio (more)Plots(1)
A group of men, all bar one called Frank, abandon their downtrodden neighbourhood in search of Eira – a near mythical district across town that promises a better life. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Timo Eränkö
Finland
Best movies:
The Worthless (1982)
Calamari Union (1985)
Kari Heiskanen
Finland
Best movies:
Cha Cha Cha (1989)
Naked Harbour (2012)
Calamari Union (1985)
Asmo Hurula
Finland
Best movies:
The Worthless (1982)
Calamari Union (1985)
Crime and Punishment (1983)
Sakari Järvenpää
Best movies:
Shadows in Paradise (1986)
Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989)
Calamari Union (1985)
Sakari Kuosmanen
Finland
Best movies:
Night on Earth (1991)
Drifting Clouds (1996)
Fallen Leaves (2023)
Dave Lindholm
Finland
Best movies:
Calamari Union (1985)
Mikko Mattila
Best movies:
Calamari Union (1985)
Pate Mustajärvi
Finland
Best movies:
Calamari Union (1985)
Tuomari Nurmio
Finland
Best movies:
Calamari Union (1985)
The Other Side of Hope (2017)
Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
Finland
Best movies:
Unknown Soldier (2017)
The Unknown Soldier (1985)
Hamlet Goes Business (1987)
Matti Pellonpää
Finland
Best movies:
Night on Earth (1991)
The Bohemian Life (1992)
Drifting Clouds (1996)
Martti Syrjä
Finland
Best movies:
Frozen Land (2005)
Heavy Trip (2018)
Rosso (1985)
Pantse Syrjä
Finland
Best movies:
Calamari Union (1985)
Markku Toikka
Finland
Best movies:
Calamari Union (1985)
Crime and Punishment (1983)
Upswing (2003)
Mato Valtonen
Finland
Best movies:
Drifting Clouds (1996)
Shadows in Paradise (1986)
Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989)
Puntti Valtonen
Finland
Best movies:
Hamlet Goes Business (1987)
Calamari Union (1985)
The Other Side of Hope (2017)
Kari Väänänen
Finland
Best movies:
Night on Earth (1991)
The Bohemian Life (1992)
Drifting Clouds (1996)
Erkki Astala
Best movies:
Fallen Leaves (2023)
Cha Cha Cha (1989)
Hamlet Goes Business (1987)
Ida-Lotta Backman
Best movies:
Calamari Union (1985)
Erja Dammert
Finland
Best movies:
Juha (1999)
Calamari Union (1985)