The Worthless (film)

The Worthless
The Worthless
	Original Finnish film poster
Directed by	Mika Kaurismaki
Written by	Aki Kaurismaki ; Mika Kaurismaki
Starring	Matti Pellonpaa ; Pirkko Hamalainen ; Juuso Hirvikangas
Cinematography	Timo Salminen
Edited by	Antti Kari
Music by	Anssi Tikanmaki
Production ; company	Villealfa Filmproductions
Distributed by	Finnkino
Release date	15 October 1982 ;
Running time	119 minutes
Country	Finland
Language	Finnish

The Worthless ( Finnish : Arvottomat ) is a 1982 Finnish film directed by Mika Kaurismaki , who also co-wrote the film with his brother Aki Kaurismaki . It is a road movie about two men and a woman driving around the country as they are being chased by a group of criminals and the police. ^[1]

Mika Kaurismaki won the Jussi Award for Best Direction for the film. ^[2]

Cast [ edit ]

Matti Pellonpaa as Manne
Pirkko Hamalainen as Veera
Juuso Hirvikangas as Harri Salminen
Esko Nikkari as Hagstrom
Jorma Markkula as Mitja
Asmo Hurula as Vayry
Ari Piispa as Vasili
Aki Kaurismaki as Ville Alfa
Aino Seppo as Tiina
Veikko Aaltonen as Juippi
Elina Kivihalme as Anna-Kaarina

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References [ edit ]

^ "TV-arkisto: Matti Pellonpaa" . Yle.fi (in Finnish). Yle. December 27, 2010 . Retrieved September 11, 2012 .
^ "Arvottomat (1982) ? Distribution" . Elonet (in Finnish). National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification . Retrieved September 11, 2012 .
^ "Arvottomat" . Elonet . National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification . Retrieved January 9, 2021 .

External links [ edit ]

The Worthless at IMDb

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[1] "TV-arkisto: Matti Pellonpaa" . Yle.fi (in Finnish). Yle. December 27, 2010 . Retrieved September 11, 2012 .

[2] "Arvottomat (1982) ? Distribution" . Elonet (in Finnish). National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification . Retrieved September 11, 2012 .

[3] "Arvottomat" . Elonet . National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification . Retrieved January 9, 2021 .

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v t e Films directed by Mika Kaurismaki
Feature films	The Liar (1981) The Worthless (1982) The Clan ? Tale of the Frogs (1984) Helsinki Napoli All Night Long (1987) Amazon (1990) Zombie and the Ghost Train (1991) The Last Border (1993) Condition Red (1995) L.A. Without a Map (1998) Three Wise Men (2008) The House of Branching Love (2009) Road North (2012) The Girl King (2015) A Spice for Life (2019)
Documentaries	The Saimaa Gesture (1981) Moro no Brasil (2002) Brasileirinho (2005)