January 20, 1989
1h 32m
FI
Mika Kaurismäki
A lawyer pays a visit to Matti Ojanperä, a bum living under a bridge in the Helsinki harbour, to inform him that he is about to inherit an American aunt of his. The sum 1,000,000 Fmk would be his, if only he meets the qualifications set by his aunt. He must show that he is capable of 'living properly' and possessing a 'respectable occupation and a family he can support'. Otherwise the money would go to a foundation the chairman of which the lawyer himself happens to be!
Kari Väänänen
Kari Pöllänen
Matti Pellonpää
Matti Ojanperä
Sanna Fransman
Sanna Pöllänen
Siiri Nordin
Siiri Pöllänen
Mika Kaurismäki, Richard Reitinger
10
Soli Labbart
Gundula Valley, "American aunt"
Martti Pennanen
Lawyer
Hannu Lauri
Kempele, speculator on the stock exchange
Antti Litja
Drunkard #1
Juhani Niemelä
Drunkard #2
Aarre Karén
Bank Manager
Villealfa Filmproductions
FI
Svenska Filminstitutet
SE
