Juha

Juha

1999 · 78 min · FI · NR · 6.7 (44 votes)
Dir. Aki Kaurismäki · Starring Sakari Kuosmanen, Kati Outinen, André Wilms, Elina Salo, Markku Peltola, Esko Nikkari · Music Anssi Tikanmäki
DramaRomanceComedy

A farmer's wife is seduced into running away from her stolid older husband by a city slicker, who enslaves her in a brothel.

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A devastatingly sad, slow-burn drama that feels like a grim fairy tale. It's a bleak, unflinching look at exploitation and despair, leaving a profound sense of melancholy.

melancholicbleaktragicunflinchingslow-burnarthouseEuropean dramastark realismperiod piecebetrayalloss of innocenceexploitationdespair
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