THE MAN WITHOUT A PAST
synopsis
The second part of Aki Kaurismäki's “Finland” trilogy, the film follows a man who arrives in Helsinki and gets beaten up so severely he develops amnesia. Unable to remember his name or anything from his past life, he cannot get a job or an apartment, so he starts living on the outskirts of the city and slowly starts putting his life back on track.
| international title: | The Man Without a Past |
| original title: | Mies vailla menneisyyttä |
| country: | Finland, Germany, France |
| sales agent: | Global Screen GmbH (a brand of Telepool GmbH) |
| year: | 2001 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Aki Kaurismäki |
| film run: | 97' |
| release date: | FI 01/03/2002, DK 18/10/2002, FR 06/11/2002, IT 06/12/2002, ES 31/01/2003, NL 25/09/2003 |
| screenplay: | Aki Kaurismäki |
| cast: | Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen, Annikki Tähti, Juhani Niemelä |
| cinematography by: | Timo Salminen |
| film editing: | Timo Linnasalo |
| art director: | Markku Pätilä, Jukka Salmi |
| costumes designer: | Outi Harjupatana |
| producer: | Aki Kaurismäki |
| production: | Sputnik Oy, Pandora Filmproduktion, Pyramide Productions, YLE |
| distributor: | Pyramide Distribution, BIM Distribuzione, Golem Distribución, Øst for Paradis, Upstream pictures |
