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Thru the Wire (1987)

6 min  -  Short | Music
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Nicky escapes from prison somewhere between Alabama and Utah, sometime in the future. He looks for his girl in the bars and hotels... See full summary »

Director:

Aki Kaurismäki

Writer:

Aki Kaurismäki

Stars:

Nicky Tesco, Marja-Leena Helin and Mato Valtonen
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Cast

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Nicky Tesco Nicky Tesco
Marja-Leena Helin Marja-Leena Helin
Mato Valtonen Mato Valtonen
Sakke Järvenpää Sakke Järvenpää
Silu Seppälä Silu Seppälä
Heinäsirkka Heinäsirkka
Sakari Kuosmanen Sakari Kuosmanen
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Nicky escapes from prison somewhere between Alabama and Utah, sometime in the future. He looks for his girl in the bars and hotels. All he can see in his new freedom is that no one cares for the future of human culture. Written by Kurzfilmtage - international short film festival Oberhausen  

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Short | Music

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Country:

Finland

Language:

Finnish

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Errors in geography: The opening shot says "somewhere between Alabama and Utah" but when they visit an American fast food restaurant, everything is in Finnish. Some of the "American" menu items are Juusto, Poro, Porolainen, Kasvishampurilainen, and Pepsi. See more »