Finland / West Germany,
1981, 53 min
Directed by:
Mika KaurismäkiComposer:
Lasse KesoCast:
Aki Kaurismäki, Pirkko Hämäläinen, Juuso Hirvikangas, Lars Lindberg, Esa Sirkkunen, Jukka Järvelä, Marja Heiskanen, Matti Pellonpää, Mikko Mattila (more)Plots(1)
Mika Kaurismäki's acting debut brought humour, self-confidence and a relaxed attitude to the fumbling Finnish film of the 1980s. The main role of the pathological liar is played by the director's younger brother Aki. (Summer Film School)
Cast
![Aki Kaurismäki](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269648_cd49c2.jpg)
Aki Kaurismäki
Finland
Best movies:
Shadows in Paradise (1986)
The Worthless (1982)
I Hired a Contract Killer (1990)
![Pirkko Hämäläinen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/641/158641385_28de81.jpg)
Pirkko Hämäläinen
Finland
Best movies:
The Winter War (1989)
The Worthless (1982)
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002)
![Juuso Hirvikangas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/641/158641418_cbef1e.jpg)
Juuso Hirvikangas
Best movies:
The Winter War (1989)
Ariel (1988)
The Worthless (1982)
Lars Lindberg
Best movies:
The Warrior's Heart (1992)
Cha Cha Cha (1989)
![Matti Pellonpää](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269131_b215b1.jpg)
Matti Pellonpää
Finland
Best movies:
Night on Earth (1991)
The Bohemian Life (1992)
Drifting Clouds (1996)
Mikko Mattila
Best movies:
Calamari Union (1985)
![Eija Vilpas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/325/158325868_6d4a05.jpg)
Eija Vilpas
Finland
Best movies:
The Worthless (1982)
Cha Cha Cha (1989)
Road North (2012)
![Markku Peltola](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/617/158617529_722b9f.jpg)
Markku Peltola
Finland
Best movies:
Drifting Clouds (1996)
Promise (2005)
The Man Without a Past (2002)
![Virve Larimo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/470/159470681_25c0f9.jpg)
Virve Larimo
Finland
Jukka Anttila
Best movies:
The Worthless (1982)