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Drifting Clouds (1998)

Movie
Audience Score
76
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NR 1 hr 37 minJul 10th, 1998Drama, ComedyFinland Trilogy PosterPart of Finland Trilogy
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.
StarringKati OutinenKari VäänänenElina Salo
DirectorAki Kaurismäki
WriterAki Kaurismäki

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:July 10th, 1998 - Buy Tickets
Original Language:Finnish
Production Companies:Sputnik, Pyramide Productions, Pandora Film, YLE
Movie Tags:
husband wife relationshiprestaurantunemploymentwaitresshelsinki, finlandlaid off

Finland Trilogy

The Finland trilogy is a series of films directed by Aki Kaurismäki that includes Drifting Clouds (1996), The Man Without a Past (2002), and Lights in the Dusk (2006). The films are about the losers of globalization, and the characters' experiences in the years following the collapse of Finland's economy in the 1990s. The films have also been called the "loser trilogy".