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Drifting Clouds (1996) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1996 · 97 mins · Finnish
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- Directed by
- Aki Kaurismäki
- Starring
- Kati Outinen, Matti Onnismaa, Sakari Kuosmanen, Markku Peltola, Peter von Bagh, Sulevi Peltola
Ilona, perpetually poker‑faced, is dismissed from her job as a restaurant hostess just as her husband Lauri, a tram driver, also loses his employment. Forced onto Helsinki’s streets, the couple endures hardship and humiliation while fighting to survive, clinging to a faint but persistent ray of hope that guides them through the gloom.
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