I Hired a Contract Killer

I Hired a Contract Killer

1990 · 80 min · EN · 6.8 (141 votes)
Dir. Aki Kaurismäki · Starring Jean-Pierre Léaud, Margi Clarke, Kenneth Colley, T.R. Bowen, Imogen Claire, Angela Walsh
ComedyDrama

After losing his job and realizing that he is alone in the world, a businessman opts to voluntarily end his life. Lacking courage, he hires a contract killer to do the job. Then, while awaiting his demise, he meets a woman and promptly falls in love.

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A darkly funny, yet tender, exploration of loneliness and unexpected connection. It feels like a bittersweet European film, finding humor and romance in the most unlikely of circumstances. A quiet, contemplative watch.

melancholicdarkly comedicwryquirkysurprisingly romanticsteadyquirky indiedark comedyEuropean arthousecharacter studymortalitylonelinessfinding loveabsurdity
londonenglandfloristdark comedycontract killerredundancy
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