After losing his job and realizing that he is alone in the world, a businessman opts to voluntarily end his life. Lacking courage, he hires a contract killer to do the job. Then, while awaiting his demise, he meets a woman and promptly falls in love.
Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
london, england
florist
dark comedy
contract killer
redundancy
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.8 / 5
Cast
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Henri
Margi Clarke
Margaret
Kenneth Colley
The Killer
T.R. Bowen
Departmen Head
Imogen Claire
Secretary
Angela Walsh
Landlady
Nicky Tesco
Pete
Charles Cork
Al
Michael O'Hagan
Killer's Boss
Walter Sparrow
Receptionist
Tony Rohr
Frank
Joe Strummer
Guitarist
Crew
Aki Kaurismäki
Director
Aki Kaurismäki
Screenplay
Aki Kaurismäki
Editor
Aki Kaurismäki
Producer
Jaakko Talaskivi
Assistant Production Manager
Erkki Astala
Post Production Coordinator
Peter von Bagh
Idea
Aki Kaurismäki
Story
Michael Powell
In Memory Of
Popular Reviews
99 reviews
Hendra Syahnanda
7.0★ · 03/04/26
Probably the saddest looking hamburger i have ever seen in a movie.
Probably the saddest looking hamburger i have ever seen in a movie.
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buzzcutseason
8.0★ · 04/19/26
i shouldn’t have been born at all
i shouldn’t have been born at all
buzzcutseason
8.0★ · 04/19/26
i shouldn’t have been born at all
i shouldn’t have been born at all
lian
8.0★ · 03/25/26
when i say i want a mentally ill middle aged man, i think this is what i meant. i want what they have.
when i say i want a mentally ill middle aged man, i think this is what i meant. i want what they have.