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Aaltra

Aaltra

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In this pitch black comedy the rivalry between two neighbors escalates into an all out war. Through a maintenance error on a tractor they both end up, paralyzed, in a wheelchair. It seems they are doomed to stay together. They no longer focus their rage on each other but on the manufacturer of the tractor, in Helsinki. So get ready for a hilarious wheelchair road movie.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

92 mins

Rating

6.32/10

Release Date

23 June 2004

Country

France

Cast

Benoît Delépine

Benoît Delépine

L'employé

Gustave Kervern

Gustave Kervern

L'ouvrier agricole

Michel de Gavre

Michel de Gavre

Le paysan

Isabelle Delépine

Isabelle Delépine

L'épouse

Gérard Condejean

Gérard Condejean

Le Chinois

Pierre Ghenassia

Pierre Ghenassia

Le patron

Pierre Carles

Pierre Carles

Le médecin

Jan Bucquoy

Jan Bucquoy

L'amant

Aki Kaurismäki

Aki Kaurismäki

Le patron Aaltra

Bouli Lanners

Bouli Lanners

Le chanteur finlandais

Irmeli Debarle

Irmeli Debarle

La finlandaise bavarde

Thérèse Kobankaya

Thérèse Kobankaya

La morte mystérieuse

Benoît Poelvoorde

Benoît Poelvoorde

L'amateur de moto-cross

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