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The Man Without a Past

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After a brutal beating in a Helsinki park, a middle-aged welder (Markku Peltola) falls into a coma. When he wakes up, he cannot recollect a single detail about his life. Unable to provide information to the authorities, the man has no legal way to regain his life. He finds a community of homeless people, and creates a home out of a metal container. He eventually meets Irma (Kati Outinen), a Salvation Army worker, and they fall in love while he rebuilds a life with new friends and a new job.
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Kaurismäki delivers another droll comedy full of his trademark humor.

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Aki Kaurismäki

Director

Markku Peltola

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Kati Outinen

Irma

Juhani Niemelä

Nieminen

Kaija Pakarinen

Kaisa

Sakari Kuosmanen

Anttila

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Synopsis After a brutal beating in a Helsinki park, a middle-aged welder (Markku Peltola) falls into a coma. When he wakes up, he cannot recollect a single detail about his life. Unable to provide information to the authorities, the man has no legal way to regain his life. He finds a community of homeless people, and creates a home out of a metal container. He eventually meets Irma (Kati Outinen), a Salvation Army worker, and they fall in love while he rebuilds a life with new friends and a new job.
Director
Aki Kaurismäki
Producer
Aki Kaurismäki
Screenwriter
Aki Kaurismäki
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co
Pyramide Productions, Sputnik Oy, Bavaria Film, Yleisradio, Pandora Filmproduktion
Rating
PG-13 (Some Violence)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
Finnish
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 4, 2003, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 28, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$921.5K
Runtime
1h 37m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)