The Worthless (Finnish: Arvottomat) is a 1982 Finnish film directed by Mika Kaurismäki, who also co-wrote the film with his brother Aki Kaurismäki. It is a road movie about two men and a woman driving around the country as they are being chased by a group of criminals and the police.[1]
| The Worthless | |
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 Original Finnish film poster | |
| Directed by | Mika Kaurismäki |
| Written by | Aki Kaurismäki Mika Kaurismäki |
| Starring | Matti Pellonpää Pirkko Hämäläinen Juuso Hirvikangas |
| Cinematography | Timo Salminen |
| Edited by | Antti Kari |
| Music by | Anssi Tikanmäki |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Finnkino |
Release date |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | Finnish |
Mika Kaurismäki won the Jussi Award for Best Direction for the film.[2]
Cast
edit- Matti Pellonpää as Manne
- Pirkko Hämäläinen as Veera
- Juuso Hirvikangas as Harri Salminen
- Esko Nikkari as Hagström
- Jorma Markkula as Mitja
- Asmo Hurula as Väyry
- Ari Piispa as Vasili
- Aki Kaurismäki as Ville Alfa
- Aino Seppo as Tiina
- Veikko Aaltonen as Juippi
- Elina Kivihalme as Anna-Kaarina
References
edit- ^ "TV-arkisto: Matti Pellonpää". Yle.fi (in Finnish). Yle. December 27, 2010. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
- ^ "Arvottomat (1982) – Distribution". Elonet (in Finnish). National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
- ^ "Arvottomat". Elonet. National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
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