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Timo, an esteemed concert pianist, gets the surprise of his life one day after arriving
home after a performance only to find a homeless drunkard asleep outside his front
door. The man, Leo (played by Finnish musician, actor and artist Vesa-Matti Loiri),
makes the outrageous claim to be Timo’s long-lost father who left the country when
Timo was three and hadn‘t been in touch since. Leo, as mysterious and manipulative as
he is slovenly, has returned to bestow his legacy upon his only son, and to re-unite him
with his estranged family — Timo’s sister, ex-wife and daughter. Creating more questions
than answers, Leo proves to be his son’s alter-ego of sorts, eventually prying him from his
comfort zone and forcing him to reluctantly reconcile with shadows of the past.
Timo is skeptical of his father from the very beginning and is never actually able to feel
comfortable around him for very long, until he learns the truth of why Leo has come back
to learn about the man his son has become.
Original Release
08/24/2012
US Release
11/09/2017
Cast
Name | Character |
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Vesa-Matti Loiri | Leo Porola |
Samuli Edelmann | Timo Porola |
Leena Uotila | Margit |
Eija Vilpas | Birgit |
Pertti Sveholm | Keke |
Irina Pulkka | Sanni |
Krista Kosonen | Elina |
Mari Perankoski | Minna Paakku |
Peter Franzen | Pertti Paakku |
Eeva Litmanen | Anja |
Directors
Writers
Mika Kaurismäki, Sami Keski-Vähälä
Cast
Name | Character |
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Vesa-Matti Loiri | Leo Porola |
Samuli Edelmann | Timo Porola |
Leena Uotila | Margit |
Eija Vilpas | Birgit |
Pertti Sveholm | Keke |
Irina Pulkka | Sanni |
Krista Kosonen | Elina |
Mari Perankoski | Minna Paakku |
Peter Franzen | Pertti Paakku |
Eeva Litmanen | Anja |
Amira Khalifa | Nurse |
Eila Roine | Irja |
Jukka Virtanen | Rintapanttilan setä |
Emilia Sinisalo | Receptionist |
Marja-Leena Kouki | Hotel manager |
Elina Knihtilä | Maarit |
Ada Kukkonen | Janette |
Irina Bjorklund | Tiia |
Kristo Salminen | Riku |
Minni Laakso | Lumi |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Mika Kaurismäki | Producer |
Pete Eklund | Producer |