Drifting Clouds

Year: 1996

Runtime: 97 mins

Language: Finnish

Director: Aki Kaurismäki

ComedyDrama

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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