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Foreign
Finland | Finnish | Color | 01:18
Kaurismaki's "Finnish Trilogy"
Laitakaupungin valot (aka Vartija)
Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki (The Man Without a Past ) spins his wheels effortlessly in this tale of a fortune-challenged, dim-bulb Helsinki night watchman (Janne Hyytiäinen) who steps into film noir doo-doo when he decides to accept an offer made by a local mobster. By turns funny, expressionistic, sad and lovely, Lights in the Dusk makes up for its lack of inspiration with forcefulness of vision.
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Janne Hyytiäinen | Seppo Ilmari Koistinen |
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Maria Järvenhelmi | Mirja |
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Maria Heiskanen | Aila |
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Ilkka Koivula | Lindholm |
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Sergei Doudko | Russian |
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Andrei Gennadiev | Russian |
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Arturas Pozdniakovas | Russian |
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Matti Onnismaa | Shift Manager |
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Sulevi Peltola | Foreman |
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Antti Reini | Security Guard |
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Neka Haapanen | Security Guard |
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Santtu Karvonen | Security Guard |
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Sesa Lehto | Security Guard |
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Jukka Rautiainen | Security Guard |
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Jukka Salmi | Security Guard |
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Heikki Heimo | Bartender |
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Erkki Lahti | Man at Bar |
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Pihla Penttinen | Girl at Bar |
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Helena Vierikko | Girl at Table |
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Jari Elsilä | Gorilla |
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Vesa Häkli | Gorilla |
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Jouni Kosenius | Gorilla |
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Marko Helmi | Porter |
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Janne Ajanti | Waiter |
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Tommi Korpela | Lecturer |
| Director | Aki Kaurismäki |
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| Writer | Aki Kaurismäki | |
| Producer | Aki Kaurismäki | |
| Musician | Melrose | |
| Photography | Timo Salminen | |
| Packaging | Keep Case |
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| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) |
| Audio Tracks | FINNISH: Dolby Digital Stereo |
| Subtitles | English |
| Distributor | Strand |
| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
| Edition Release Date | Oct 16, 2007 |
| Regions | Region 1 |