Drifting Clouds

Drifting Clouds

Drifting Clouds

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1996•97 min•ComedyDrama

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Kati Outinen

Ilona

Kari Väänänen

Lauri

Elina Salo

Mrs. Sjöholm

Sakari Kuosmanen

Melartin

Markku Peltola

Lajunen

Matti Onnismaa

Forsström

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The ever-poker-faced Ilona loses her job as a restaurant hostess, as her tram driver husband, Lauri, also finds himself out of work. Together they must hit the streets of Helsinki, facing up to hardship and humiliation in their quest for survival, guided through the gloom by a ray of hope.

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