The Worthless (1982)
Arvottomat
105 min
Manne, Harri, and Ville Alfa are rootless twenty-somethings in search of purpose for their banal lives. After Manne steals a priceless painting from a group of petty criminals, Manne and Harri flee from the gangsters across Finland, while Ville goes to Paris. On the road they meet Veera, an old girlfriend of Harri's, and try to avoid the gangsters in pursuit.
- Release date
- October 15, 1982
- Country of origin
- Finland
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Trailer
Cast
- Matti Pellonpää as Manne
- Pirkko Hämäläinen as Veera
- Juuso Hirvikangas as Harri Salminen
- Esko Nikkari as Hagström
- Jorma Markkula as Mitja
- Asmo Hurula as Väyry
- Aki Kaurismäki as Ville Alfa
- Ari Piispa as Vasili
- Aino Seppo as Tiina
- Veikko Aaltonen as Juippi
- Pentti Auer as Boss
- Aarre Karén as 1# Poolshark
- Kauko Laurikainen as 2# Poolshark
- Pehr-Olof Sirén as Art Buyer
- Tuija Vuolle as Art Buyer's Wife
- Chelaf Abdeslam as Acrobat (as Langry Jr.)
- Paavo Piskonen as Terrorist
- Eija Vilpas as Croupier
- Riitta Havukainen as Girl in the car
- Anssi Tikanmäki as Pianist
Crew
- Mika Kaurismäki · Director
- Aki Kaurismäki · Writer
- Mika Kaurismäki · Writer
- Anssi Tikanmäki · Composer
- Timo Salminen · Cinematographer
- Antti Kari · Editor
- Timo Eränkö · Production designer
- Aki Kaurismäki · Production designer
- Heikki Ukkonen · Production designer