Aki Kaurismäki directs Janne Hyytiäinen, Ilkka Koivula and Maria Järvenhelmi in this Finnish drama where a nightwatchman’s life is destroyed by a femme fatale.

Not really a crime film despite the plot, more a parable. There’s very little cuteness here, less humour. The usual Kaurismäki poker face style hardens into something I really appreciated.

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Perfect Double Bill: The Man Without A Past (2002)

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