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.

• DirectorAki Kaurismäki
• Release26 January 1996
• Genre
  Comedy / Drama
• Duration1h 37m
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• Revenue?
• Rate
  

  7.554
  176 reviews
• Productions

  Sputnik, Pyramide Productions, Pandora Film, YLE