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Criterion collection volume 922
Language
Finnish
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"This wry, melancholic comedy from Aki Kaurismäki, a response to the ongoing global refugee crisis, follows two people searching for a place to call home. Khaled (Sherwan Haji), a displaced Syrian, lands in Helsinki as a stowaway; meanwhile, middle-aged Finnish salesman Wikström (Sakari Kuosmanen) leaves his wife and his job and buys a conspicuously unprofitable restaurant. Khaled is denied asylum but decides not to return to Aleppo-- and the paths...
Language
Finnish
Description
Dome Karukoski's stirring biopic Tom of Finland follows his life from thetrenches of WWII and repressive Finnish society of the 1950s through his struggle to get his work published in California, where he and his art were finally embraced amid the sexual revolution of the 1970s. Tom's story is one of love, courage and perseverance, mirroring the gay liberation movement for which his leather-clad studs served as a defiant emblem.
Language
Finnish
Description
When a school-teacher is fired from his job, he manifests his frustrations with himself, his aborted professional and poor financial conditions, but neglecting and harshly treating his teenage son. His son, in turn, expresses his frustrations by acting out. The film chronicles the destructive cycle of these interactions and their imprint on all who are impacted.
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