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84 out of 100

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8.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 16 Ratings

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  • Starring: Annikki Tähti, Kati Outinen, Markku Peltola
  • Summary: The second installation of Aki Kaurismäki's "Finland Trilogy," this touching and amusing film portrays a man who must start his life anew when he is brutally mugged and loses his memory. (Sony Pictures Classics)
  • Director: Aki Kaurismäki
  • Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Romance, Crime, Music
  • Rating: PG-13
  • Runtime: 97 min
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    100
    The message, if there must be one, of this marvelous, stubbornly personal movie is that there is a spark in every soul.
  2. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    100
    Kaurismaki is Finland's greatest filmmaker, and never has he more artfully balanced his patented blend of deadpan humor, low-key melodrama, and toe-tapping music.
  3. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    100
    A powerful film made with minimal means, it's a story of poor people on the fringes of society, done without sentimentality or condescension but with wicked humor.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. EricP.
    10
    A real jewel, unpretentious, no special effects but only deep human feelings from poor people on the margins who never complain of their fate. A tribute to humble people. Superb filming and acting. Moving.… Expand
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