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The Man Without a Past

PG-13
Movie
2002
1h 37m
Finnish
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Arriving in Helsinki, a nameless man is beaten within an inch of his life by thugs, miraculously recovering only to find that he has completely lost his memory. Back on the streets, he attempts to begin again from zero, befriending a moody dog and becoming besotted with a Salvation Army volunteer.
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7.8
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The Man Without a Past (2002) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
91

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Kaija Pakarinen
Kaisa Nieminen
Annikki Thti
Manager of Flea Market
Anneli Sauli
Bar Owner
Elina Salo
Dock Clerk
Outi Menp
Bank Clerk
Esko Nikkari
Bank Robber
Pertti Sveholm
Police Detective
Aino Seppo
Ex-wife
Antti Reini
Electrician
Marko Haavisto
Salvation Army Band Member
Jukka Teerisaari
Salvation Army Band Member
Jyrki Telil
Salvation Army Band Member
Jouni Saario
Salvation Army Band Member
Vesa Mkel
Men's Room Guard
Directed By: Aki Kaurismäki
Written By: Aki Kaurismäki

Featured Comments/Tips

Spiritualized Kaos says...
8 years ago
Happy mariners in Finland. Utopia or is it so?
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Maarten Delfgou says...
3 years ago
The original title of the film is Mies vailla menneisyyttä.
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ux21 says...
4 years ago
This is the kind of Aki Kaurismäki film i like best. As bleak and deadpan as ever while simultaneously funny as hell, showing a deep empathy towards its characters. Sure, his filmography can feel kinda repetitive, but then again there’s nobody else out there making films quite like his.
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Keeper70
5 years ago
This is a Finnish film set in Finland in the capital city Helsinki although to be honest it could have been any mainland European city as the location was clearly not the star of the movie or important to the story. I’ve been to Helsinki at least twice and could not place the vista at all.

It p More
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CinemaSerf
a month ago
Probably not since Wendy Hiller in "Major Barbara" (1941) has the Salvation Army featured so prominently in a drama. That's lucky as a visitor (Markku Peltola) to Helsinki arrives and is promptly beaten to near death by three hoodlums. He manages to stumble to the railway station and next thing the More
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