Lights in the Dusk
Laitakaupungin valot
2006 · 1h 18m · Drama · Finland, France · Rated TP (FR)
Outcast by his co-workers and living alone, Koistinen is a security guard who works the night shift in a luxury shopping mall in Helsinki. But when icy blonde Mirja approaches him, the lonely Koistinen falls helplessly for her, unaware she is manipulating him for her criminal boyfriend.
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Aki Kaurismäki6.5Smart score
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despairfriendshiphelsinki, finlandloserlove of one's lifenight watchmanprisonteacherunsociabilitywrongful arrest
RatingTP (FR)
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