The read
Critics rate it 24 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 24 points higher than audiences do.
213 audience votes
Key crew
- Aki KaurismäkiDirector
- Aki KaurismäkiWriter
- Shelley FisherOriginal Music Composer
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
Stills
Themes
helsinki, finlandhusband wife relationshipwaitressrestaurantunemploymentlaid off