The Man Without a Past(Movie, 2002)

Name: The Man Without a Past
Genre: Romance / Love, Comedy, Drama
Released: 2002
Duration: T01:37:00
Rating: 3.7

Original title: "Mies vailla menneisyyttä" (Finnish/FI)

1h 37min | Genres: Romance / Love, Comedy, Drama

Rating: 3.7/5 (with 126 votes)

The Man Without a Past (Finnish: Mies vailla menneisyyttä) is a 2002 Finnish comedy-drama film produced, written, and directed by Aki Kaurismäki. Starring Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen and Juhani Niemelä, it is the second installment in Kaurismäki's Finland trilogy, the other two films being Drifting Clouds (1996) and Lights in the Dusk (2006). The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2002 (the only Finnish film so far) and won the Grand Prix at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. ()

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Awards & Nominations for The Man Without a Past

Nordic Council Film Prize Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival) Jussi Award for Best Actress nominated for: Academy Award for Best International Feature Film nominated for: European Film Award for Best Film nominated for: European Film Award for Best Director nominated for: European Film Award for Best Actor nominated for: European Film Award for Best Actress nominated for: European Film Award for Best Screenwriter nominated for: European Film Award for Best Cinematographer nominated for: European Film Award - People's Choice Award for Best Director

About The Man Without a Past

A man arrives in Helsinki and gets beaten up so severely he develops amnesia. Unable to remember his name or anything from his past life, he cannot get a job or an apartment, so he starts living on the outskirts of the city and slowly starts putting his life back on track.

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Trailer for The Man Without a Past + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Trailer 1(Trailer, 2:08)

Trailer 1 (Trailer) | Der Mann ohne Vergangenheit ≣ 2002 ≣ Trailer (Trailer, DE) | DVD Quality Trailer (Trailer, FI)

Additional Information

Production countries: Germany, Finland, France

Plays in: Helsinki

Made by: Pyramide Productions, Yleisradio (YLE), Pandora Film, Sputnik Oy

Original language: Finnish (FI)

Spoken languages: Finnish (FI)

Translated into 21 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date GR: 10/11/2002 (World premiere: 03/01/2002)

Cast: Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen, Juhani Niemelä, Sakari Kuosmanen, Esko Nikkari, Kaija Pakarinen, Annikki Tähti, Anneli Sauli, Elina Salo, Outi Mäenpää, Pertti Sveholm, Janne Hyytiäinen, Antti Reini, Marko Haavisto, Panu Vauhkonen, Vesa Mäkelä, Aarre Karén, Peter von Bagh, Pentti Kirstilä, Liisa Mustonen, Sulevi Peltola, Erkki Lahti, Silu Seppälä, Timo Linnasalo, Olavi Tuomi, Pentti Auer, Atte Blom, Andrey Chernyshov, Eeva-Liisa Haimelin, Seppo Juusonen, Aino Seppo, Samuli Vauramo, Ritva Vepsä

Director: Aki Kaurismäki

Producer: Aki Kaurismäki

Screenwriter: Aki Kaurismäki

Film Editor: Timo Linnasalo

Director of Photography: Timo Salminen

Composer: Leevi Madetoja

Make-up Artist: Nadja Delcos

Production Designer: Markku Pätilä, Jukka Salmi

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"El hombre sin pasado"

"Der Mann ohne Vergangenheit"

"Manden uden fortid"

"Irralliset"

"Soppajono"

"Zmogus be praeities"

"El hombre sin pasado"

"Mannen uten minne"

"El hombre sin pasado"

"Čovek bez prošlosti"

"Чeловек без прошлого"

"Mannen utan minne"

"Muz bez minulosti"

"El hombre sin pasado"

Keywords: helsinki, finland, trailer park, amnesia

Revenue: 921 USD

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