Aki Kaurismäki, Esko Nikkari, Jukka-Pekka Palo
An episode in the life of Nikander, a garbage man, involving the death of a co-worker, an affair and much more.
DVD Release Date: September 23, 2008
Stats: 27 reviews
Every morning at the break of dawn, Nikander (Matti Pellonpää) and his co-worker (Esko Nikkari) conduct their silent ritual by making their way through a maze of trucks parked in the depot of a waste management company, picking up their daily itinerary, settling into their assign...( read more)
First of the trilogy, utterly fascinating though it is surpassed by the latter two. I loved the fact that the humour here is done mathematically consistent. Certain phrases get repeated later on, for comic effect. Also, this is his most cheerful by far and it really builds up the...( read more)
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