Aki Kaurismäki

In modern-day Helsinki, two lonely souls in search of love meet by chance in a karaoke bar. However, their path to happiness is beset by obstacles - from lost phone numbers to mistaken addresses, alcoholism, and a charming stray dog.

M arrives in Helsinki only to be viciously attacked by thugs and pronounced dead by medics. He revives but with no memory of his past or his identity. He rebuilds his life from scratch, but the past inevitably catches up with him.

When an African boy arrives by cargo ship in the port city of Le Havre, an aging shoe shiner takes pity on the child and welcomes him into his home.

A poker-playing restaurateur and former traveling salesman befriends a group of refugees newly arrived to Finland.

A woman's terribly dull life is upended by a one-night stand pregnancy, causing her to seek retribution.

A Finnish man goes to the city to find a job after the mine where he worked is closed and his father commits suicide.

Siberian rock band Leningrad Cowboys go to the USA in pursuit of fame.

An episode in the life of Nikander, a garbage man, involving the death of a coworker, a love affair and much more.

In Helsinki, a lonely night watchman is caught up in a series of misadventures with a femme fatale and a crooked businessman.

Henri is depressed after losing his job, but finds himself too afraid to go through with suicide. He hires a contract killer to do the job for him instead - but what happens if he changes his mind?

Three struggling artists try to make passable livings in Paris despite setbacks and tragedies.

A collective film of 33 shorts directed by different directors about their feelings about Cinema.

An exodus to a better life in Eira.

A slaughterhouse worker and former law student, takes vengeance on the man who killed his fiancée in a hit and run accident.

Playboy Hamlet sees the ghost of his father, a paper baron in today's Finland.

The Cowboys are lured from Mexico to Coney Island by their former manager who disappeared at the end of Leningrad Cowboys Go America. He believes he is the reincarnation of Moses, sent to lead them back to the promised land - Sibe...

The all-star American boxer Rock'y defends the Free World by fighting against a gigantic opponent from Siberia named Igor. A musical parody uses the song by Sleepy Sleepers.

An anthology film is a collection of short film projects by different directors for a common aim. Usually they are unified by a common theme - in this case, the European Union.

A 57 minute documentary of a Helsinki concert featuring the Leningrad Cowboys and the Alexandrov Red Army Choir and Ballet, who collaborate on a number of US Rock songs sung in English (like "Sweet Home, Alabama") as well as more ...