Aki Kaurismäki directs Alma Pöysti, Jussi Vatanen and Janne Hyytiäinen in this Finnish arthouse flick about a drunk and a zero hour contract worker who can’t seem to get their mutual attraction to click.

Deadpan, snail paced, depressing frustrations… both human nature and caustic fate. So probably the best and definitely the most beautiful romcom of the decade so far. Alma Pöysti is stunning in a shopworn kinda way and the dog acting here is even better than Anatomy Of A Fall’s breakout canine star. One point knocked off for pretending The Dead Don’t Die is an enjoyable cinematic experience.

7

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