Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989)

Directed by

Aki Kaurismäki

Genre

comedy film, adventure film, music-themed film

Country

Sweden, Finland

Runtime

1h 18m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 205 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A very strange Finnish band travels to the United States hoping to find fame and fortune. They play polka music mixed with American styles as they journey from New York toward Mexico.

quirkydeadpanoffbeatmelancholicwhimsicalslow-pacedunderstatedabsurd

What happens

Leningrad Cowboys Go America is a 1989 road movie by Finnish film director Aki Kaurismäki about the adventures of the Leningrad Cowboys, an eccentric band that travels to the USA to become successful and combines their brand of polka music with various American styles as they make their way to Mexico. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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