A Man's Job (2007)
"Miehen työ" (original title)

Juha is 38 years old and has three small children and a depressed wife. He sees himself as strong and believes a man should provide for his family... See full synopsis »

Director:

Aleksi Salmenperä

Writer:

Aleksi Salmenperä

Stars:

Tommi Korpela, Maria Heiskanen, Jani Volanen

6 wins & 12 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tommi Korpela	...	Juha
Maria Heiskanen	...	Katja
Jani Volanen	...	Olli
Stan Saanila	...	Jamppa
Konsta Pylkkönen	...	Akseli
Noora Dadu	...	Nuori nainen 1
Joanna Haartti	...	Nuori nainen 2
Kaarina Hazard	...	Asiakas / lääkäri 1
Vilma Juutilainen	...	Oona
Helmi Kaartinen	...	Ida
Arttu Kapulainen	...	Nuori taksikuski
Leea Klemola	...	Katrin assistentti
Jukka Kärkkäinen	...	Mikael
Sue Lemström	...	Leena
Pirjo Lonka	...	Anna

Storyline

Juha is 38 years old and has three small children and a depressed wife. He sees himself as strong and believes a man should provide for his family... See full synopsis »

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Plot Keywords:

male prostitute | bathtub | handicapped person | head wound | money problems | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [fi]

Country:

Finland

Language:

Finnish

Release Date:

23 February 2007 (Finland)

Also Known As:

A Man's Job

Filming Locations:

Finland

Box Office

Budget:

€1,350,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blind Spot Pictures Oy, Finnish Film Foundation, Nordisk Film- & TV-Fond

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Finland's Official Submission to the Best Foreign Language Film Category of the 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008).

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Quotes

Olli: What do you think is your speciality?
Juha: Fucking!

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Soundtracks

"Unoriginal Sins"
Music by Chris Cote
Lyrics by Chris Cote
Arranged by Chris Cote, Janne Haavisto
Performed by Adults Only
Courtesy of Manus

User Reviews

shown as, 'A Man's Job' at its London Film Festival screening yesterday

At the time of writing IMDb advise that the UK title for this film is, 'A Man's Work' but it was shown as, 'A Man's Job' at its London Film Festival screening yesterday, which I would have thought was a better title. As for the film itself, it is rather difficult to enjoy because of all the unhappiness on display. It is an insightful and compassionate piece of work but hard to get very close to those involved. Finland sits twixt Scandinavia and the old Soviet block and have until the first world war been first part of Sweden and then Russia. We consider Scandinavians to be prone to depression, perhaps because of the cold and darkness and maybe Finns suffer more because of the added element of schizophrenia. Anyway, everybody here seems dysfunctional and when you discover that the film tells of its main character getting involved in offering services to older ladies and even a Down's syndrome sufferer, things don't get much more cheery. Its well done and for the most part, almost convincing but it is badly let down by the ending. I assume that this is intended as a happy ending and perhaps to the Finns it is but to me and my fellow, stunned into silence, cinema goers, it seemed a desperately sad end indeed.