The read
It runs a compact 1h 18m.
Synopsis
Outcast by his co-workers and living alone, Koistinen is a security guard who works the night shift in a luxury shopping mall in Helsinki. But when icy blonde Mirja approaches him, the lonely Koistinen falls helplessly for her, unaware she is manipulating him for her criminal boyfriend.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes68%
Metacritic57/100
169 audience votes
Key crew
- Aki KaurismäkiDirector
- MelroseOriginal Music Composer
- Aki KaurismäkiWriter
Cast
- Janne HyytiäinenKoistinen
- Maria JärvenhelmiMirja
- Maria HeiskanenAila
- Ilkka KoivulaLindholm
- Sergei DoudkoRussian
- Andrei GennadievRussian
- Artūras PozdniakovasRussian
- Matti OnnismaaShift Boss
- Sulevi PeltolaSupervisor
- Antti ReiniSecurity Guard
- Neka HaapanenSecurity Guard
- Santtu KarvonenSecurity Guard
Stills
Themes
prisonhelsinki, finlandfriendshiplove of one's lifeunsociabilitydespairnight watchmanloserteacherwrongful arrest