Aki Kaurismäki Movies

Documentary about the life of Finnish actor Matti Pellonpää.

17 men named Frank walk across Seattle hoping to find a better life. A remake of Calamari Union (1985).

A young woman recovering from a suicide attempt arrives in a war-torn city and gets a job as a waitress at a local bar. Jeanne befriends the author...

Juhani Haavisto returns to his childhood home from the seas and is confronted by his wheelchair-bound, demented father Eino and the traumas of sexual...

The relationship between a father and his son is an infinite story with very few words. Silence is golden when it comes to expressing emotions.

A typical day in the life of a lonely man who works in an unsuccessful tavern located in the historical center of Guimarães, an old town in...

Juice Leskinen & Grand Slam live set recorded in 1988.

For the past 20 years, a cleaner Anna has been living an honest life. She takes charge of the life of her alcoholic lover, a retiree Harri. Chased by...

TV document about the Finnish music producer Atte Blom.

In a Chechen city recovering after the war, a man disappears. As daily life goes on, those in search are drawn into a world where encounters with...

Lonely Tuukka catches fish by the river and meets a mysterious old miller and former sailor, the Parrot Man, who teaches him the magic of the forest.

THE OTHER SIDE OF HOPE is dedicated to filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki’s longtime friend and collaborator, the film critic and festival...

Piirainen's documentary on the last years of Peter von Bagh.

Documentary filmed on-set during the making of Aki Kaurismaki's "La vie de Boheme"

Music video for "Rich little Bitch" by Melrose. The band performs live in front of an audience during the filming of Hamlet Goes Business.