Drifting Clouds

Jan 26, 1996

1h 37m

★ 7.6

Overview

The ever-poker-faced Ilona loses her job as a restaurant hostess, as her tram driver husband, Lauri, also finds himself out of work. Together they must hit the streets of Helsinki, facing up to hardship and humiliation in their quest for survival, guided through the gloom by a ray of hope.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Sputnik

Pyramide Productions

Pandora Film

YLE

Drifting Clouds Trailers

Cast

Ilona

Kati Outinen

Lauri

Kari Väänänen

Mrs. Sjöholm

Elina Salo

Melartin

Sakari Kuosmanen

Lajunen

Markku Peltola

Forsström

Matti Onnismaa

Pianist

Shelley Fisher

Orchestra Member

Markus Allan

Orchestra Member

Pauli Granfelt

Orchestra Member

Kari Lindqvist

Orchestra Member

Pentti Mutikainen

Orchestra Member

Tommi Parkkonen

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