Calamari Union (1985)

Directed by

Aki Kaurismäki

Genre

comedy film

Country

Finland

Runtime

1h 24m

Rated

K-12

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 93 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of men named Frank try to cross Helsinki to reach a better neighborhood. The journey is chaotic and surreal.

deadpanabsurdoffbeatbleakly comicsurrealunderstatedquirky

What happens

Calamari Union is a 1985 Finnish surreal comedy film written, directed, produced, co-edited, and co-scored by Aki Kaurismäki. It stars numerous well-known Finnish actors and rock musicians. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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