Fallen Leaves

In modern-day Helsinki, two lonely souls in search of love meet by chance in a karaoke bar. However, their path to happiness is beset by obstacles – from lost phone numbers to mistaken addresses, alcoholism, and a charming stray dog.

Cast

Alma Pöysti

as Ansa

Jussi Vatanen

as Holappa

Janne Hyytiäinen

as Huotari

Nuppu Koivu

as Liisa

Mia Snellman

as Ansa's Colleague

Mikko Mykkänen

as Shop Security Guard

Sherwan Haji

as Parakin Resident

Karar Al-Bazoon

as Parakin Resident

Toni Buckman

as Karaoke Singer ("Get On")

Mika Nikander

as Karaoke Singer ("Serenade")

Reviews

CinemaSerf

There's a lovely scene in this film where "Holappa" (Jussi Vatanen) and his mate are in an Helsinki karaoke bar staffed by a motionless barman who looks like he's straight out a zombie movie! Talking of zombie movies, the story follows the lives of this fellow and of "Ansa" (Alma Pöysti) whose first...

Brent Marchant

It’s not much of a secret that the worldview of Finnish society can be more than a little bleak. At the same time, though, it also possesses an understatedly campy, eminently whimsical quality that comes in stark contrast to this otherwise-dour outlook. And this makes for a combination of traits tha...

BornKnight

German-Finnish drama / romance by the director Aki Kaurismäki, continuation of his Proletariat series, which was originally planned as a trilogy and already includes Shadows in Paradise (1986), Ariel (1988), and The Match Factory Girl (1990). With simple stories in a stylized Helsinki that seems...

badelf

I want to say that "Fallen Leaves" and Wong Kar-wai's "In The Mood For Love" trilogy are both treating the identical theme - the challenges of love. Except that, even though the theme is the same, these two films exist in entirely different universes. Not even parallel universes, LOL! The first h...

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