Drifting Clouds(Kauas pilvet karkaavat)
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Finland, Germany, France · 1996
1h 37m
Director Aki Kaurismäki
Starring Kati Outinen, Kari Väänänen, Elina Salo, Sakari Kuosmanen
Genre Drama
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Tram driver Lauri and his wife Ilona both lose their jobs. They are too proud to receive money from the social welfare system and they hardly try to find work anywhere else, but, unlucky, they stumble from one disaster to the next. A film about courage, confidence, and one couple’s unbreakable love.
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