Calamari Union (1985)
A group of men all called Frank—except for one named Pekka—have had enough of life in their working-class neighborhood, so they set off for a better existence in the magical seaside district of Eira. But the way is long, and the group face many hurdles including stray dogs and defunct streetlights.
- Date of release
- 1985-02-08
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (98)
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Director
- Aki Kaurismäki
Casting
- Timo Eränkö — Frank
- Kari Heiskanen — Frank
- Asmo Hurula — Frank
- Sakke Järvenpää — Frank
- Sakari Kuosmanen — Frank Armoton
- Dave Lindholm — Man on Beach
- Mikko Mattila — Frank
- Pate Mustajärvi — Frank
- Tuomari Nurmio — Cabby
- Pirkka-Pekka Petelius — Frank
- Matti Pellonpää — Frank
- Pertti Sveholm — Frank
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Finland
Calamari Union is a 1985 Finnish surreal comedy film written, directed, produced, co-edited, and co-scored by Aki Kaurismäki. It stars numerous well-known Finnish actors and rock musicians.
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