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The Man Without a Past (2002) More at IMDbPro »Mies vailla menneisyyttä (original title)

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Director:
Aki Kaurismäki
Writer:
Aki Kaurismäki (written by)
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Release Date:
2 August 2002 (Sweden) See more »
Genre:
Comedy | Crime | Drama | Music | Romance | Thriller See more »
Plot:
The second part of Aki Kaurismäki's "Finland" trilogy, the film follows a man who arrives in Helsinki... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 20 wins & 21 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(11 articles)
Finnish Director Yanks Oscar Entry
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 19 October 2006)
Lights in the Dusk (Laitakaupungin Valot)
 (From The Hollywood Reporter. 23 May 2006)
Cannes list taking shape
 (From The Hollywood Reporter. 21 March 2006)
User Reviews:
A weird, but astonishing and silently funny film See more (103 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification)

Markku Peltola ... M

Kati Outinen ... Irma
Juhani Niemelä ... Nieminen
Kaija Pakarinen ... Kaisa Nieminen
Sakari Kuosmanen ... Anttila
Annikki Tähti ... Manager of Flea Market
Anneli Sauli ... Bar Owner
Elina Salo ... Dock Clerk

Outi Mäenpää ... Bank Clerk
Esko Nikkari ... Bank Robber
Pertti Sveholm ... Police Detective
Matti Wuori ... Layer
Aino Seppo ... Ex-wife
Janne Hyytiäinen ... Ovaskainen
Antti Reini ... Electrician
Tähti ... Hannibal (also as Tähti-Koira)
Marko Haavisto ... Salvation Army Band Member
Jukka Teerisaari ... Salvation Army Band Member
Jyrki Telilä ... Salvation Army Band Member
Jouni Saario ... Salvation Army Band Member
Risto Korhonen ... Mugger
Panu Vauhkonen ... Mugger
Tom Wahlroos ... Mugger
Vesa Mäkelä ... Railwaystation Guard
Aarre Karén ... Doctor (as Aarre Karen)
Eeva-Liisa Haimelin ... Nurse
Kalevi Heinämaa ... Boot-stealer
Anton Peltola ... Nieminen's Son
Joona Karastie ... Nieminen's Son
Jouni Marjaranta ... Accordion Player
Tuire Tuomisto ... Salvation Army Girl
Vappu Lysti ... Salvation Army Choir Memeber
Ritva Harteva ... Salvation Army Choir Member
Raija Lähteinen ... Salvation Army Choir Member
Eeva Penttinen ... Salvation Army Choir Member
Peter von Bagh ... Salvation Army Officer
Matti Oinonen ... Salvation Army Officer
Aarno Kuussalo ... Salvation Army Officer
Aarre Ritola ... Salvation Army Officer
Eira Ritvanen ... Vendor in Bar
Anja Angel ... Homeless in Doorway
Pentti Kirstilä ... Homeless in Doorway
Olli Varja ... Drunk
Keijo Nyrhinen ... Man in Waste-tank
Liisa Kuoppamäki ... Unemployment Office Clerk
Sulevi Peltola ... Unemployment Office Manager
Erkki Lahti ... Lindström

Markku Pätilä ... Jokinen
Helka Viljanen ... Cook at Bar
Eero Nykänen ... Dock Foreman
Erkki Puskala ... Dock Foreman
Henry Astikainen ... Welder at Dock
Silu Seppälä ... Ruffian
Juha Springare ... Police Officer
Jukka Salmi ... Police Officer
Aki Hirvensalo ... Police Officer
Pasi Kokkoniemi ... Police Officer
Mika Roiha ... Police Officer
Andrey Chernyshov ... Mechanic (as Andrei Tchernousov)
Matti Nylund ... Mechanic
Jouni Kortesato ... Man at Restaurant
Timo Linnasalo ... Man at Restaurant
Heikki Mattila ... Man at Restaurant
Hanna Jokinen ... Cook
Toni Salminen ... Train Stewart
Pentti Auer ... Chief Bureaucrat
Olavi Tuomi ... Chief Bureaucrat
Inkeri Ahola ... Avustaja (extra) (as Ahola Inkeri)
Annamari Ajo ... Avustaja (extra) (as Ajo Annamari)
Esko Aksela ... Avustaja (extra) (as Aksela Esko)
Christian Aniche ... Avustaja (extra) (as Aniche Christian)
Obidra Aniche ... Avustaja (extra) (as Aniche Obidra)
Leiff Berg ... Avustaja (extra) (as Berg Leiff)
Atte Blom ... Avustaja (extra) (as Blom Atte)
Eino Bollström ... Avustaja (extra) (as Bollström Eino)
Erkki Greus ... Avustaja (extra) (as Greus Erkki)
Pia Gustafsson ... Avustaja (extra) (as Gustafsson Pia)
Reino Halonen ... Avustaja (extra) (as Halonen Reino)
Seppo Harjunpää ... Avustaja (extra) (as Harjunpää Seppo)
Erno Haukkala ... Avustaja (extra) (as Haukkala Erno)
Rauno Heikkilä ... Avustaja (extra) (as Heikkilä Rauno)
Pertti Heikkonen ... Avustaja (extra) (as Heikkonen Pertti)
Reima Heiskanen ... Avustaja (extra) (as Heiskanen Reima)
Kauko Hietanen ... Avustaja (extra) (as Hietanen Kauko)
Erkki Hiltunen ... Avustaja (extra) (as Hiltunen Erkki)
Marjatta Hiltunen ... Avustaja (extra) (as Hiltunen Marjatta)
Ismo Hirvonen ... Avustaja (extra) (as Hirvonen Ismo)
Tauno Holmström ... Avustaja (extra) (as Holmström Tauno)
Jyri Hämäläinen ... Avustaja (extra) (as Hämäläinen Jyri)
Teuvo Härkönen ... Avustaja (extra) (as Härkönen Teuvo)
Jussi Jalkanen ... Avustaja (extra) (as Jalkanen Jussi)
Jari Jolkkonen ... Avustaja (extra) (as Jolkkonen Jari)
Seppo Juusonen ... Avustaja (extra) (as Juusonen Seppo)
Tommi Kaarna ... Avustaja (extra) (as Kaarna Tommi)
Mika Kainulainen ... Avustaja (extra) (as Kainulainen Mika)
Esko Kauppinen ... Avustaja (extra) (as Kauppinen Esko)
Leena Kaurismäki ... Avustaja (extra) (as Kaurismäki Leena)
Arto Keränen ... Avustaja (extra) (as Keränen Arto)
Meeri Kiukas ... Avustaja (extra) (as Kiukas Meeri)
Toivo Koivisto ... Avustaja (extra) (as Koivisto Toivo)
Kari Koukkari ... Avustaja (extra) (as Koukkari Kari)
Marketta Kujamäki ... Avustaja (extra) (as Kujamäki Marketta)
Maire Kuussalo ... Avustaja (extra) (as Kuussalo Maire)
Jouni Laakkonen ... Avustaja (extra) (as Laakkonen Jouni)
Ritva Laaksovirta ... Avustaja (extra) (as Laaksovirta Ritva)
Henri Lagerroos ... Avustaja (extra) (as Lagerroos Henri)
Kirsti Lamminen ... Avustaja (extra) (as Lamminen Kirsti)
Liisa Lehikoinen ... Avustaja (extra) (as Lehikoinen Liisa)
Juha Lehtonen ... Avustaja (extra) (as Lehtonen Juha)
Anne Leino ... Avustaja (extra) (as Leino Anne)
Jorma Leino ... Avustaja (extra) (as Leino Jorma)
Kari Lindström ... Avustaja (extra) (as Lindström Kari)
Lars Lindström ... Avustaja (extra) (as Lindström Lars)
Lauri Linna ... Avustaja (extra) (as Linna Lauri)
Ismo Liukkonen ... Avustaja (extra) (as Liukkonen Ismo)
Jarmo Luoma ... Avustaja (extra) (as Luoma Jarmo)
Antti Lähteinen ... Avustaja (extra) (as Lähteinen Antti)
Roosa Lähteinen ... Avustaja (extra) (as Lähteinen Roosa)
Seppo Majasto ... Avustaja (extra) (as Majasto Seppo)
Pentti Makkonen ... Avustaja (extra) (as Makkonen Pentti)
Pekka Malmi ... Avustaja (extra) (as Malmi Pekka)
Harri Nieminen ... Avustaja (extra) (as Nieminen Harri)
Miira Niska ... Avustaja (extra) (as Niska Miira)
Juha Nivala ... Avustaja (extra) (as Nivala Juha)
Antti Nuojankoski ... Avustaja (extra) (as Nuojankoski Antti)
Juha Nurmi ... Avustaja (extra) (as Nurmi Juha)
Mika Nurminen ... Avustaja (extra) (as Nurminen Mika)
Seppo Nykänen ... Avustaja (extra) (as Nykänen Seppo)
Richard Nyman ... Avustaja (extra) (as Nyman Richard)
Kirsi Pasanen ... Avustaja (extra) (as Pasanen Kirsi)
Timo Patjas ... Avustaja (extra) (as Patjas Timo)
Saini Penttilä ... Avustaja (extra) (as Penttilä Saini)
Juha Pesonen ... Avustaja (extra) (as Pesonen Juha)
Anna Puupponen ... Avustaja (extra) (as Puupponen Anna)
Maiju Puupponen ... Avustaja (extra) (as Puupponen Maiju)
Minna Rahikka ... Avustaja (extra) (as Rahikka Minna)
Jukka Rautiainen ... Avustaja (extra) (as Rautiainen Jukka)
Reino Riihitupa ... Avustaja (extra) (as Riihitupa Reino)
Antti Ruishalme ... Avustaja (extra) (as Ruishalme Antti)
Anja Saastamoinen ... Avustaja (extra) (as Saastamoinen Anja)
Juha Salmen ... Avustaja (extra) (as Salmén Juha)
Juuso Salmen ... Avustaja (extra) (as Salmén Juuso)
Pertti Salmenjoki ... Avustaja (extra) (as Salmenjoki Pertti)
Sanni Salo ... Avustaja (extra) (as Salo Sanni)
Juha Savolainen ... Avustaja (extra) (as Savolainen Juha)
Alpo Seppälä ... Avustaja (extra) (as Seppälä Alpo)
Julle Siika ... Avustaja (extra) (as Siika Julle)
Tauno Sorsa ... Avustaja (extra) (as Sorsa Tauno)
Eero Taipale ... Avustaja (extra) (as Taipale Eero)
Marja-Leena Taipale ... Avustaja (extra) (as Taipale Marja-Leena)
Maarit Tirkkonen ... Avustaja (extra) (as Tirkkonen Maarit)
Veijo Tissari ... Avustaja (extra) (as Tissari Veijo)
Martta Tuomaala ... Avustaja (extra) (as Tuomaala Martta)
Mika Tuuhea ... Avustaja (extra) (as Tuuhea Mika)
Tuula Törmälä ... Avustaja (extra) (as Törmälä Tuula)
Sinikka Usvamaa ... Avustaja (extra) (as Usvamaa Sinikka)
Petri Uusranta ... Avustaja (extra) (as Uusranta Petri)
Kai Valkeala ... Avustaja (extra) (as Valkeala Kai)

Samuel Vauramo ... Avustaja (extra) (as Vauramo Samuli)
Ritva Vepsä ... Avustaja (extra) (as Vepsä Ritva)
Pentti Viljakainen ... Avustaja (extra) (as Viljakainen Pentti)
Raimo Virrantuomi ... Avustaja (extra) (as Virrantuomi Raimo)
Kai Vuorinen ... Avustaja (extra) (as Vuorinen Kai)
Konsta Väänänen ... Avustaja (extra) (as Väänänen Konsta)
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Directed by
Aki Kaurismäki 
 
Writing credits
Aki Kaurismäki (written by)

Produced by
Aki Kaurismäki .... producer
Eila Werning .... co-producer: YLE TV1
 
Cinematography by
Timo Salminen 
 
Film Editing by
Timo Linnasalo 
 
Art Direction by
Markku Pätilä 
 
Costume Design by
Outi Harjupatana 
 
Makeup Department
Nadja Delcos .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Ilkka Mertsola .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nadja Delcos .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Jouni Kortesato .... property master
Jukka Rautiainen .... set dresser
Pertti Salmenjoki .... set dresser
Jukka Salmi .... set designer
 
Sound Department
Jouko Lumme .... sound
Tero Malmberg .... sound
Olli Pärnänen .... sound mixer
 
Visual Effects by
Risto Jankkila .... digital restoration: TV master
Robert Lang .... digital film colorist
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Henri Heino .... lighting technician
Marja-Leena Hukkanen .... still photographer
Kalle Penttilä .... gaffer
Antti Reini .... lighting trainee
Rauno Ronkainen .... assistant camera
Antti Ruusuvuori .... lighting technician
Nea Salminen .... second assistant camera
Toni Salminen .... lighting technician
Jukka Talikka .... Steadicam operator
Elsa Varja .... lighting trainee
Olli Varja .... gaffer
 
Editorial Department
Tuija Kotamäki .... negative cutter
Timo Nousiainen .... color grader
 
Music Department
Olli Kykkänen .... music mixer
Olli Kykkänen .... music recordist
Ken Yokoyama .... composer: song "Hawaii no yoru"
 
Other crew
Haije Alanoja .... production secretary
Haije Alanoja .... script supervisor
Erkki Astala .... production support: Suomen Elokuvasäätiö
Mimmo Hilden .... caterer
Marja-Leena Hukkanen .... continuity
Eevi Kareinen .... production assistant
Tatu Masilkin .... technical assistant
Heikki Mattila .... technical assistant
Jan-Eric Nyström .... title designer
Laurent Nègre .... caterer (as Laurent Negre)
Paula Oinonen .... assistant to director
Paula Oinonen .... dog trainer: Hannibal
Olavi Tuomi .... location manager
Sinikka Usvamaa .... accountant (as Sinikka)
 
Thanks
Pepe Ahlqvist .... thanks (as Ahlqvist Pepe)
Aimo Asikainen .... thanks (as Asikainen Aimo)
Henry Bollström .... thanks (as Bollström Henry)
Robert Bollström .... thanks (as Bollström Robert)
Clas-Ove Bruun .... thanks (as Bruun Clas-Ove)
Pekka Gronow .... thanks (as Gronow Pekka)
Tomi Heino .... thanks (as Heino Tomi)
Kari Heiskanen .... thanks (as Heiskanen Kari)
Teemu Ikonen .... thanks (as Ikonen Teemu)
Mikki Jaatinen .... thanks (as Jaatinen Mikki)
Sonja Jatuli .... thanks (as Jatuli Sonja)
Teemu Juntunen .... thanks (as Juntunen Teemu)
Juha Kannisto .... thanks (as Kannisto Juha)
Jaakko Karilainen .... thanks (as Karilainen Jaakko)
Niko Korhonen .... thanks (as Korhonen Niko)
Pirkko Kyckling .... thanks (as Kyckling Pirkko)
Aarne Kähkönen .... thanks (as Kähkönen Aarne)
Teemu Laitinen .... thanks (as Laitinen Teemu)
Robert Lindqvist .... thanks (as Lindqvist Robert)
Carl Lydholm .... thanks (as Lydholm Carl)
Pirjo Neva .... thanks (as Neva Pirjo)
Janne Nieminen .... thanks (as Nieminen Janne)
Kari Norovirta .... thanks (as Norovirta Kari)
Raili Nurminen .... thanks (as Nurminen Raili)
Tapio Oksanen .... thanks (as Oksanen Tapio)
Kaisa Paju .... thanks (as Paju Kaisa)
Pekka Palonen .... thanks (as Palonen Pekka)
Marja Penttinen .... thanks (as Penttinen Marja)
Vesa Perhoniemi .... thanks (as Perhoniemi Vesa)
Antero Puotinen .... thanks (as Puotinen Antero)
Jaakko Rahkonen .... thanks (as Rahkonen Jaakko)
Tuula Saastamoinen .... thanks (as Saastamoinen Tuula)
Kaj Silander .... thanks (as Silander Kaj)
Nils Smeds .... thanks (as Smeds Nils)
Tarja-Tuulikki Tarsala .... thanks (as Tarsala Tarja-Tuulikki)
Pekka Usenius .... thanks (as Usenius Pekka)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Mies vailla menneisyyttä" - Finland (original title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some violence
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
97 min
Country:
Finland | Germany | France
Language:
Finnish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Portugal:M/12 | Iceland:12 | Hungary:14 | South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Finland:K-7 | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Italy:T | Singapore:PG | Canada:A (Ontario)
Filming Locations:
Helsinki, Finland
Company:
Bavaria FilmSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
In the bar scene there is a portrait photo of Matti Pellonpää on the wall. He played in numerous Kaurismäki films before his sudden death in 1995.See more »
Goofs:
Anachronisms: The Helsinki railway station's extension roof is clearly visible at the opening scene, but it hadn't been build yet in 1996 (the year can be read from the newspaper).See more »
Quotes:
Nieminen:You've got worker hands. You must have used these hands; you don't look like a reader.
M:Thank you.
Nieminen:You're welcome.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Matka suomalaiseen elokuvaan: Naurua pimeässä (#1.2)" (2006)See more »
Soundtrack:
Do The ShakeSee more »

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45 out of 51 people found the following review useful.
A weird, but astonishing and silently funny film, 30 January 2003
Author: Marcus Aurelius

Whoever has seen any of Aki Kaurismäki's films might agree that they are all but mainstream. Nevertheless, the story itself doesn't have to be too complicated. In this case, a man completely loses his past in a shockingly violent way, and he rediscovers life again in an environment of bums who sleep in containers. The good thing I found about this movie was: No romanticism of misery, no enlightenment of the tortured hero, no sob-stuff love story, no superfluous, aloof intellectualism at all. At least not in an obtrusive or overly serious way. But in a way that it sometimes shocked me , sometimes made me laugh, sometimes grin. I was never bored. And as I made it to Finland for the first time in my life a few weeks after seeing this movie - I found everything to be amazingly authentic.

A remarkable film that definitely moves into my shrine of the best 50!

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