Finnish film from 1988, only 72 minutes or so long what could possibly go wrong?
Not a bad little drama actually. It tells the story of Taisto (Turo Pajala) a miner from the countryside of Finland who we see at the start of the film on his last shift at his place of work which is closing.
His dad commits suicide and so he moves away to an uncertain city environment, penniless and destitute.
He ends up in jail after being sentenced to an 18 month or so sentence.
He befriends his cell mate. Taisto is a guy who doesn't appear to have had many friends.
He finds love and marries whilst on the run. Robbing a bank to fund a fake passport to flea the country.
On board a ship called Ariel.
The short running time kept my attention despite the foreign language, subtitles and desolate filming cold locations.
Ariel has scenes of black humour that elevate it from the quite depressing description I have given about the plot above.
Directed by Aki Kaurismäki a prolific Finnish filmmaker.
Not a bad little drama actually. It tells the story of Taisto (Turo Pajala) a miner from the countryside of Finland who we see at the start of the film on his last shift at his place of work which is closing.
His dad commits suicide and so he moves away to an uncertain city environment, penniless and destitute.
He ends up in jail after being sentenced to an 18 month or so sentence.
He befriends his cell mate. Taisto is a guy who doesn't appear to have had many friends.
He finds love and marries whilst on the run. Robbing a bank to fund a fake passport to flea the country.
On board a ship called Ariel.
The short running time kept my attention despite the foreign language, subtitles and desolate filming cold locations.
Ariel has scenes of black humour that elevate it from the quite depressing description I have given about the plot above.
Directed by Aki Kaurismäki a prolific Finnish filmmaker.