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Calamari Union (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Danish ( Subtitles )
English ( Subtitles )
Finnish ( Mono )
Norwegian ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Finland ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
78 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1985 and produced in:
Finland ( Scandinavia, Iceland )

Directed By:
Aki Kaurismaki

Written By:
Aki Kaurismäki

Actors:
Timo Eränkö ..... Frank
Kari Heiskanen ..... Frank
Asmo Hurula ..... Frank
Sakke Järvenpää ..... Frank
Sakari Kuosmanen ..... Frank Armoton (as Saku Kuosmanen)
Dave Lindholm ..... Homeless man
Mikko Mattila ..... Frank
Pate Mustajärvi ..... Frank
Tuomari Nurmio ..... Taxi driver/bum (as Hannu Nurmio)
Pirkka-Pekka Petelius ..... Frank
Matti Pellonpää ..... Frank
Martti Syrjä ..... Frank
Pantse Syrjä ..... Frank (as Mikko Syrjä)
Pertti Sveholm ..... Frank
Markku Toikka ..... Pekka

Synopsis:

Fourteen desperate men named Frank, band together to escape from a repressive section of Helsinki. An English-speaking non-Frank named Pekka joins the barroom conspirators, whose avoidance of last names, and any affect, help them outsmart overwhelming forces as they sneak through dark subway tunnels and alleys, hoping against despair to reach magical seaside Eira. The Calamari Unionists take advantage of unending night to venture their intrepid journey.

Avant-garde, experimental and misogynist in the bargain, this oddball film is about 17 men named Frank who make their way through Helsinki in a commandeered subway car. Their goal is to reach the symbolically peaceful, perfect coastal town of Eira. Along the way they perform some pop music, one of them is shot, they split up, and finally two manage to reach the sea. Once there, they discover that the water is filled with dead fish, and a decrepit rowboat somehow becomes an object of contention.

An exodus to a better life in Eira.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 22 March, 2009.

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