Laitakaupungin valot

Feb 3 2006 Not Rated 1h 18m
Crime, Drama

Outcast by his co-workers and living alone, Koistinen is a security guard who works the night shift in a luxury shopping mall in Helsinki. But when icy blonde Mirja approaches him, the lonely Koistinen falls helplessly for her, unaware she is manipulating him for her criminal boyfriend.

Plot

Koistinen is a sad sack, a man without affect or friends. He's a night-watchman in Helsinki with ideas of starting his own business, but nothing to go with those intentions. He sometimes talks a bit with a woman who runs a snack trailer near his work. Out of the blue, a young sophisticated blonde woman attaches herself to Koistinen. He thinks of her as his girlfriend, he takes her on her rounds. She's in league with a crook who's planning a jewel robbery, and Koistinen is their patsy. Will he ever wise up?

Written by

Aki Kaurismäki

Directed by

Aki Kaurismäki

Cast

Janne Hyytiäinen, Maria Järvenhelmi, Maria Heiskanen

Crew

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Production Countries

Sweden, France, Germany, Finland, Italy

Production Companies

Sputnik, YLE, ZDF/Arte, Pyramide Productions, ARTE France Cinéma, Canal+, BIM Distribuzione, Pandora Film, C More Entertainment

Languages

suomi

Awards

3 wins & 7 nominations

Trailers
Lights In The Dusk trailer
Scores
# of Votes
8,375
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
57
Popularity
NA