Man's Job

Feb 23, 2007

1h 43m

★ 5.7

Overview

Juha is 38 years old and has three small children and a depressed wife. He sees himself as strong and believes a man should provide for his family. But one day Juha is fired from his job. Ashamed, he weaves a web of lies to hide the fact from his family. With the help of his friend Olli, Juha begins prostituting himself to support his wife and children. With this he makes in two hours what it took him two days to earn before. The shame and deception mushroom, but the pay from the new profession seems to offset the downside.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Blind Spot Pictures

Man's Job Trailers

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Cast

Juha

Tommi Korpela

Katja

Maria Heiskanen

Olli

Jani Volanen

Jamppa

Stan Saanila

Akseli

Konsta Pylkkönen

Nuori nainen 1

Noora Dadu

Nuori nainen 2

Joanna Haartti

Asiakas / lääkäri 1

Kaarina Hazard

Oona

Vilma Juutilainen

Ida

Helmi Kaartinen

Nuori taksikuski

Arttu Kapulainen

Katrin assistentti

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