Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 74 min
- Age rating
- NR
- Language
- Finnish
- Country
- Finland
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- In Finnish — subtitles on.
The story
Nikander, a rubbish collector and would-be entrepreneur, finds his plans for success dashed when his business associate dies. One evening, he meets Ilona, a down-on-her-luck cashier, in a local supermarket. Falteringly, a bond begins to develop between them.
- helsinki
- finland
- salesclerk
- garbage
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Kylli Köngäs — Ilona's Friend
- Pekka Laiho — Store Manager
- Jukka-Pekka Palo — Third Man
- Svante Korkiakoski — Police Officer
- Mari Rantasila — Nikander's Sister
- Safka Pekkonen — Pianist
- Antti Ortamo — 2nd Pianist
- Mato Valtonen — Pelle
- Sakke Järvenpää — Staffan
- Ulla Kuosmanen — Melartin's Wife
- Neka Haapanen — Cook
- Directed
- Aki Kaurismäki
- Written
- Aki Kaurismäki
Production
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 · 446 ratings
- Studio
- Villealfa Filmproductions
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
