Shadows in Paradise
Only connect. In gray, class-conscious Helsinki, Nikander is a stoic, solitary garbage man. Cigarettes, coffee, bingo games, and English lessons border his circumscribed life. There are few words, no smiles, and no laughter. Violence and the threat of violence seem close at hand. Ilona, a supermarket clerk who frequently loses her job, bandages Nikander's hand one evening; later he gets her out of a jam, and they begin an on-again off-again relationship. "Why do I keep losing?," Nikander asks his co-worker, Melartin, a man Nikander met in jail and helped get a job. Can he break his losing streak?
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Comedy, Drama, Romance
1986
76 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : Shadows in Paradise
- Duration : 76 min
- Languages : Finnish, Swedish, English
- Writers : Aki Kaurismèki
- Directors : Aki Kaurismèki min
- Imdb : 7.6 (2729 votes)
- Tomatoes : (N/A votes)
- Actors : Matti Pellonpèè, Kati Outinen, Sakari Kuosmanen, Esko Nikkari
Movie Storyline
Only connect. In gray, class-conscious Helsinki, Nikander is a stoic, solitary garbage man. Cigarettes, coffee, bingo games, and English lessons border his circumscribed life. There are few words, no smiles, and no laughter. Violence and the threat of violence seem close at hand. Ilona, a supermarket clerk who frequently loses her job, bandages Nikander's hand one evening; later he gets her out of a jam, and they begin an on-again off-again relationship. "Why do I keep losing?," Nikander asks his co-worker, Melartin, a man Nikander met in jail and helped get a job. Can he break his losing streak?