Calamari Union

Available on DVD

Finland 1985 B/W 78min Villealfa Filmproductions Oy

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Comedy

cast: Markku Toikka (Pekka), Kari Väänänen (Frank), Matti Pellonpää (Frank), Pirkka-Pekka Petelius (Frank), Pate Mustajärvi (Frank), Martti "Eppu Normaali" Syrjä (Frank), Pantse Syrjä (Frank), Tuomari Nurmio, Sakke Järvenpää (Frank), Mato Valtonen (Frank), Sakari Kuosmanen (Frank Armoton), Dave Lindholm, Kari Heiskanen (Frank), Asmo Hurula (Frank), Timo Eränkö (Frank), Pertti Sveholm (Frank), Hannu Lauri, Anssi Mänttäri, Heimo Holopainen, Heinäsirkka (Liisa), Ida-Lotta Backman
credits: dir. Aki Kaurismäki (also script), edit. Aki Kaurimäki and Raija Talvio

A group of men (their all name is Frank) travel from one side of the town to other side. It is very hard. Only two of them survive. :) It's funny, because there is really nothing to stop them. When you live in a joke, it's almost no joke anymore.

TRIVIA: Almost all of the cast are Finnish rock musicans: Martti Syrjä is the leader of Eppu Normaali band, Pate Mustajärvi has a long career in smoky bars, Sakke Järvenpää, Mato Valtonen and Sakari Kuosmanen are Sleepy Sleepers band.

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