The Worthless

The Worthless

1982 · 119 min · FI · 6.6 (19 votes)
Dir. Mika Kaurismäki · Starring Matti Pellonpää, Pirkko Hämäläinen, Juuso Hirvikangas, Esko Nikkari, Jorma Markkula, Asmo Hurula · Music Anssi Tikanmäki
CrimeDrama

Manne, Harri, and Ville Alfa are rootless twenty-somethings in search of purpose for their banal lives. After Manne steals a priceless painting from a group of petty criminals, Manne and Harri flee from the gangsters across Finland, while Ville goes to Paris. On the road they meet Veera, an old girlfriend of Harri's, and try to avoid the gangsters in pursuit.

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A hazy, existential drift through bleak Finnish landscapes. It's a mood piece about young lives going nowhere fast, punctuated by the grim realities of petty crime and fleeting connections. Feels like a forgotten gem.

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