1988 movie "Ariel"

Aus Ugugu

Finland - Color (Eastmancolor)

Production	Aki Kaurismäki for Villealfa Filmproductions
Screenplay	Aki Kaurismäki
Director	Aki Kaurismäki. - Assistant director: Pauli Pentti
Cinematography	Timo Salminen
Cast	Turo Pajala (Taisto Kasurinen), Susanna Haavisto (Irmeli), Matti Pellonpää (Mikkonen), Eetu Hilkamo (Riku), Erkki Pajala (kaivosmies), Matti Jaaranen (pahoinpitelijä), Hannu Viholainen (apuri), Jorma Markkula (prikkamies), Tarja Teinänen (Nainen satamassa), Eino Kuusela (mies rannalla), Kauko Laalo (asuntolanhoitaja), Jyrki Olsonen (mies asuntolassa), Esko Nikkari (autokauppias), Marja Packalén (tuomari), Mikko Remes (vankilalääkäri), Tomi Salmela (vartija), Reijo Marin (vartija), Heikki Salomaa (vartija), Veikko Uusimäki (pormestari), Esko Salminen (roisto), Hannu Kivisalo (portieeri), Pekka Wilen (Laivuri)
Language	Finnish
Music	Dmitri Shostakovich, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Production design	Risto Karhula
Film editing	Raija Talvio
Sound mix	Dolby
Other crew	Risto Karhula (staging), Jouko Lumme (sound), Jaakko Talaskivi (production manager)
Runtime	74 minutes (France), 73 minutes (Finland), 72 minutes (Sweden), 70 minutes (Germany)
Certification	Sweden (15)
Note	This movie follows Varjoja paratiisissa (1986) and is followed by Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö (1989).
Summary	Taisto works in a mine in Lapland which has to close down. Before he commits suicide a friend lends him a big American car. Taisto leaves for Helsinki where he meets Irmeli, a young woman. Taisto is imprisoned but Irmeli helps him to escape and together they head for the South on board of the "Ariel", a cargo ship.

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