Plot
After fifteen years' service, Henri Boulanger is made redundant from his job. Shocked, he attempts suicide, but can't go through with it, so he hires a contract killer in a seedy bar to murder him at some unspecified time in the future. But almost immediately he meets and falls in love with Margaret, a flower-seller, which makes Henri realise that his life has some meaning after all. But when he goes back to the bar to cancel the contract, he finds it has been demolished - and there's no way he can get in touch with the killer...
Written by
Aki Kaurismäki, Peter von Bagh
Directed by
Aki Kaurismäki
Crew
Production Countries
United Kingdom, Sweden, Germany, France, Finland
Production Companies
Megamania, Finnkino, Svenska Filminstitutet, Villealfa Filmproductions, Pyramide Productions, Channel 4 Television, Pandora Film, Esselte Video
Languages
English
Awards
1 win & 3 nominations