The Man Without a Past

Synopsis

Arriving by train in Helsinki, a nameless welder is brutally beaten unconscious in a park by street thugs, declared clinically dead at a hospital only to bandage himself, sit up, and walk out into a seaside container settlement with complete amnesia, rebuilding a quiet, dignifying life among homeless container residents and falling in love with a Salvation Army soup-kitchen officer. Aki Kaurismäki's Cannes Grand Prix and Cannes Best Actress-winning and Oscar-nominated comedy masterpiece starring Markku Peltola and Kati Outinen.