Synopse
Grumbler, grouch, Grump: Mika Kaurismäki’s new film is a quirky comedy about a dour Finnish farmer who comes to Germany to buy a car – and finds his brother. Age: around 72. Basic mood: bad-tempered. That’s Grump. The old man spends his days looking for things to make him angry. And now he’s looking for a red 1972 Ford Escort, as his old one has finally fallen apart. A modern car? Never. His search takes him to Germany, where decades before his brother Tarmo had gone without saying goodbye. The brothers haven’t spoken since. An expedition to buy a car becomes an emotional road trip, starting in Hamburg.
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MIKA KAURISMÄKI (*1955 in Finland) is the elder brother of Aki Kaurismäki and was twice won the Finnish Film Prize Jussi. He studied at the HFF Munich and lived in Brazil for a long time; now back in Helsinki.
Info
Original Title: Mielensäpahoittaja Eskorttia etsimässä
Category: Feature
Section: Kaleidoskop
Version & Subtitles: German, English, Finnish OV with German subtitles
Director: Mika Kaurismäki
Screenplay: Daniela Hakulinen, Tuomas Kyrö
Cast/Protagonists: Heikki Kinnunen, Kari Väänänen, Rosalie Thomass, Silu Seppälä, Iikka Forss, Ville Tiihonen, Mari Hynynen, Tiina Lymi, Samu Haber
Production country: Germany, Finland
Year of Production: 2022
Length: 108 min
Producer: Raoul Reinert, Hanna Virolainen, Jukka Helle, Markus Selin, Christian Friedrichs
Production company: Solar Films (Hanna Virolainen, Aspekt Telefilm-Produktion (Raoul Reinert, Cuckoo Clock Entertainment GmbH & Co. KG
Music: Anssi Tikanmäki, Eemil Tikanmäki, Eljas Tikanmäki
Production Design: Tuomas Kyrö, Pouya Mirzaei
Costume Design: Anna Vilppunen, Anette Schröder
co-production company: Cuckoo Clock Entertainment GmbH & Co. KG
World Sales: The Yellow Affair, Neutrinos Productions
Distributor: Arsenal Filmverleih GmbH
