I Hired a Contract Killer

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12/28/2020 kaurismaki doesn't miss in his english debut... an exquisite film, an absolute must see, with a cameo from the Clash's Joe Strummer and a great soundtrack of obscure tunes from Aki's dusty shelf. See more 11/05/2020 Overlooked and probably the best Kaurismaki film ever made See more 08/14/2020 Magnificent use of color tone, and an attractive story-line. Its interesting that when you look up to the film information and finds that the man in this story is the boy in 400 Blows. See more 01/21/2018 Despite setting in England featuring a French actor, you can easily feel the Finnish humour. See more sarfaraz a 07/14/2013 I Hired a Contract Killer British/German/Swedish film directed and written by legendary Finnish director Aki Kauiskaki (Le Havre). Film stars French actor Jean-Peirre Léud (former child-actor renowned for playing in legendary French director François Truffaut's The 400 Blows) and Margi Clarke. Set in England: A French man named Henri Boulanger (Jean-Pierre Léud) has been working for the past 15 years in a company; all of a sudden, he is made redundant from his job. He is given a golden wristwatch as token from the company. He has been lonely and depressed, eventually attempts to commit suicide - when hanging himself with a fine rope that he purchases, fails; later, he decides to suffocate to death by turning on the gas and sticking up his head inside a stove, unfortunately that too goes off in the nick of the time due to workers strike at gas companies. Ultimately, he hires a contract killer to kill him - this wish of his lives for short, since, the next day he falls in love with a flower-seller woman. Now, he must terminate the contract or else the murderer has already hit on the trails. Jean-Pierre is humbly innocent in this film. Excellent production designing, perfect tranquility pertained by the actors to solidify the characters. Although the movie is dark-comedy and yet it bears strong message, anyone who has gone through loneliness should certify the movie to portray original aspects experienced by ordinary hard-hit people. Pure entertainment with mesmerizing soundtracks. See more 08/17/2012 A quirky crime comedy with an intriguing premise--Grows on you!! See more Read all reviews

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