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Drifting Clouds (1996)

7.6/10 1h 37m Jan 26, 1996
Comedy Drama

The ever-poker-faced Ilona loses her job as a restaurant hostess, as her tram driver husband, Lauri, also finds himself out of work. Together they must hit the streets of Helsinki, facing up to hardship and humiliation in their quest for survival, guided through the gloom by a ray of hope.

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Movie Details

Original Title Kauas pilvet karkaavat
Original Language FI
Status Released
Popularity 1.2

Cast

Kati Outinen
Kati Outinen
Ilona
Popularity: 8.1
Kari Väänänen
Kari Väänänen
Lauri
Popularity: 1.1
Elina Salo
Elina Salo
Mrs. Sjöholm
Popularity: 4.2
Sakari Kuosmanen
Sakari Kuosmanen
Melartin
Popularity: 0.7
Markku Peltola
Markku Peltola
Lajunen
Popularity: 1.7
Matti Onnismaa
Matti Onnismaa
Forsström
Popularity: 0.8
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Shelley Fisher
Pianist
Popularity: 0.0
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Markus Allan
Orchestra Member
Popularity: 0.1
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Pauli Granfelt
Orchestra Member
Popularity: 0.1
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Kari Lindqvist
Orchestra Member
Popularity: 0.0
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Pentti Mutikainen
Orchestra Member
Popularity: 0.0
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Tommi Parkkonen
Orchestra Member
Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Director Aki Kaurismäki
Producer Aki Kaurismäki
Editor Aki Kaurismäki
Writer Aki Kaurismäki

Production

Sputnik
FI
Pyramide Productions
FR
Pandora Film
DE
YLE
FI

Videos & Trailers

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Keywords

helsinki, finland husband wife relationship waitress restaurant unemployment laid off

Reviews from TMDB

CRCulver 6/10
Aug 14, 2018

The Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki has made several films about the "little people" in society, hardworking folk who have a spot of bad luck and risk being overlooked by the state bureaucracy and business development schemes that are ostensibly there to help them. KAUAS PILVET KARKAAVAT from 1996 ... Read more

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Details
Release Date January 26, 1996
Runtime 1h 37m
Language FI
Status Released
Popularity 1.2
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