Finnish auteur Aki Kaurismaki closes out his so-called "Loser Trilogy" of heartfelt genre pastiches -- a trio of films that also includes DRIFTING CLOUDS (1996) and THE MAN WITHOUT A PAST (2002) -- with a hardboiled tale of
l'amour fou and a conscienceless
femme fatale.
Even after three years on the job as a security guard for the Western Alarm company, Koistinen (Janne Hyytiainen) is still treated like an outsider by his fellow night watchmen. The shift supervisor still asks him his name before he signs him out, and Koistinen is pointedly ignored by his coworkers when they make plans to grab a quick drink after work. The only person who seems...
Released:
2007
Rated:
NR
Length:
85 mins