LIGHTS IN THE DUSK
synopsis
Koistinen searches the tough world for a small crack through which he could crawl in, but both his fellow beings and the faceless apparatus of the society see it their business to crush his modest hopes, one after another. Criminal elements exploit his longing for love and his position as a night watchman in a robbery they pull off, leaving Koistinen to face the consequences. As a result Koistinen loses his job, his freedom and his dreams.
international title: | Lights in the Dusk |
original title: | Laitakaupungin valot |
country: | Finland, Germany, France |
sales agent: | The Match Factory |
year: | 2005 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Aki Kaurismäki |
film run: | 78' |
release date: | FI 03/02/2006, SE 11/08/2006, NO 25/08/2006, DK 08/09/2006, FR 25/10/2006, PL 03/11/2006, IT 07/12/2006, BE 13/12/2006, NL 21/12/2006, EE 05/01/2007, ES 05/01/2007, HU 25/01/2007, UK 09/03/2007 |
screenplay: | Aki Kaurismäki |
cast: | Janne Hyytiäinen, Ilkka Koivula, Maria Järvenhelmi, Maria Heiskanen |
cinematography by: | Timo Salminen |
film editing: | Aki Kaurismäki |
art director: | Markku Pätilä |
costumes designer: | Outi Harjupatana |
producer: | Aki Kaurismäki |
production: | Sputnik Oy, Pandora Filmproduktion, Pyramide Productions |
backing: | MEDIA Plus, DIAGONALE |
distributor: | Sandrew Metronome Distribution Finland Oy Ab, Pyramide (FR), Pandora (DE), BIM Distribuzione (IT), Artificial Eye (UK), Folkets Bio (SE), Arthouse (NO), Huset’s Biograf (DK), Golem (ES), Kino Świat (PL), Rosebud (GR), Coopérative Nouveau Cinéma - CNC (BE), Budapest Film (HU) |