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Aki Kaurismäki's drama plots the misadventures of a mineworker from Finland’s frozen north who heads south when the mine closes.

Taisto Kasurinen (Turo Pajala, Hamlet Goes Business) is a Finnish coal miner whose father has just committed suicide and who is framed for a crime he did not commit. In jail, he starts to dream about leaving the country and starting a new life. He escapes from prison but things don't go as planned...

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