The Worthless

Oct 15, 1982

1h 59m

★ 6.2

Overview

Manne, Harri, and Ville Alfa are rootless twenty-somethings in search of purpose for their banal lives. After Manne steals a priceless painting from a group of petty criminals, Manne and Harri flee from the gangsters across Finland, while Ville goes to Paris. On the road they meet Veera, an old girlfriend of Harri's, and try to avoid the gangsters in pursuit.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Villealfa Filmproductions

Jörn Donner Productions

The Worthless Trailers

Cast

Manne

Matti Pellonpää

Veera

Pirkko Hämäläinen

Harri

Juuso Hirvikangas

Harström

Esko Nikkari

Mitja

Jorma Markkula

Väyry

Asmo Hurula

Ville Alfa

Aki Kaurismäki

Vasili

Ari Piispa

Tiina

Aino Seppo

Juippi

Veikko Aaltonen

Anna-Kaarina

Elina Kivihalme

Sax Player

Pentti Lahti

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