Road North(Tie pohjoiseen)
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Finland · 2012
1h 50m
Director Mika Kaurismäki
Starring Vesa-Matti Loiri, Samuli Edelmann, Leena Uotila, Eija Vilpas
Genre Drama, Comedy
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A sly riff on the Prodigal Son story, Mika Kaurismaki's latest — about a joyless workaholic concert pianist who ends up on a wild ride with his long-lost rapscallion father — is a funny and cogent analysis of machismo, abandonment issues and the value of reconnecting with one's roots. (TIFF)
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