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Drifting Clouds
Drifting Clouds

Drifting Clouds

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ComedyDrama

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The ever-poker-faced Ilona loses her job as a restaurant hostess, as her tram driver husband, Lauri, also finds himself out of work. Together they must hit the streets of Helsinki, facing up to hardship and humiliation in their quest for survival, guided through the gloom by a ray of hope.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Finnish

Runtime

97 mins

Rating

7.561/10

Release Date

26 January 1996

Country

Finland

Cast

Kati Outinen

Kati Outinen

Ilona

Kari Väänänen

Kari Väänänen

Lauri

Elina Salo

Elina Salo

Mrs. Sjöholm

Sakari Kuosmanen

Sakari Kuosmanen

Melartin

Markku Peltola

Markku Peltola

Lajunen

Matti Onnismaa

Matti Onnismaa

Forsström

Shelley Fisher

Shelley Fisher

Pianist

Markus Allan

Markus Allan

Orchestra Member

Pauli Granfelt

Pauli Granfelt

Orchestra Member

Kari Lindqvist

Kari Lindqvist

Orchestra Member

Pentti Mutikainen

Pentti Mutikainen

Orchestra Member

Tommi Parkkonen

Tommi Parkkonen

Orchestra Member

Taisto Wesslin

Taisto Wesslin

Orchestra Member

Tuire Liiti

Tuire Liiti

Waitress

Kaarina Väyrynen

Kaarina Väyrynen

Waitress

Elli Lindstedt

Elli Lindstedt

Old Couple

Vilhelm Lindstedt

Vilhelm Lindstedt

Old Couple

Tuire Tuomisto

Tuire Tuomisto

Kitchen Maid

Mustafa Altin

Mustafa Altin

Amir

Pentti Auer

Pentti Auer

Buyer of Dubrovnik

Iisak Lusua

Iisak Lusua

Buyer of Dubrovnik

Simo Santalahti

Simo Santalahti

Buyer of Dubrovnik

Solmu Mäkelä

Solmu Mäkelä

Foreman

Outi Mäenpää

Outi Mäenpää

Lauri's Sister

Esko Nikkari

Esko Nikkari

Restaurant Manager

Tarja Laiho

Tarja Laiho

Labour Official

Sulevi Peltola

Sulevi Peltola

Man at Nelia

Vesa Mäkelä

Vesa Mäkelä

Tax Official

Tero Jartti

Tero Jartti

Tax Official

Kaija Pakarinen

Kaija Pakarinen

Woman in Dressing Gown

Vesa Häkli

Vesa Häkli

Ugly Man

Antti Reini

Antti Reini

Ugly Man

Yrjö Järvinen

Yrjö Järvinen

Man at Olympia

Ona Kamu

Ona Kamu

Cleaning Woman

Eero Försti

Eero Försti

Repossession Man

Kari Nenonen

Kari Nenonen

Repossession Man

Klaus Heydemann

Klaus Heydemann

Real Estate Broker

Mato Valtonen

Mato Valtonen

Car Dealer

Aarre Karén

Aarre Karén

Bank Manager

Rose-Marie Precht

Rose-Marie Precht

Hairdresser

Clas-Ove Bruun

Clas-Ove Bruun

Carpenter

Silu Seppälä

Silu Seppälä

Carpenter

Jorma Pulla

Jorma Pulla

Gilder

Atte Blom

Atte Blom

First Customer

Peter von Bagh

Peter von Bagh

First Customer

Juho Grönqvist

Juho Grönqvist

Garbage Man

Kari Järvinen

Kari Järvinen

Garbage Man

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