The Man Without a Past

20021h 37min

Arriving in Helsinki, a nameless man is beaten within an inch of his life by thugs, miraculously recovering only to find that he has completely lost his memory. Back on the streets, he attempts to begin again from zero, befriending a moody dog and becoming besotted with a Salvation Army volunteer.

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Aki Kaurismäki's Finland Trilogy(3)

The Finland trilogy is a series of films directed by Aki Kaurismäki that includes Drifting Clouds (1996), The Man Without a Past (2002), and Lights in the Dusk (2006). The films are about the losers of globalization, and the characters' experiences in the years following the collapse of Finland's economy in the 1990s. The films have also been called the "loser trilogy".

Drifting Clouds (1996)

7.6

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.