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1991 film by Mika Kaurismäki

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6.7

Antti "Zombie" Autiomaa does two things well: play the bass guitar and drink. After several months' sleeping on the streets of Istanbul, he returns to Helsinki where he's called into the army but discharged on mental health grounds after adding turpentine to the officers' soup. Zombie lives bleary-eyed in an apartment off his parents' house where his lonely, unemployed father suffers from heart disease. His girl-friend Marjo has taken up with a hairdresser but comes back to Zombie. His friend Harri hires him as a roadie for his band "Harry and the Mulefukkers" then gives him a chance as a bass player. He has his girl and he has a gig, but can Zombie put the bottle down?

Released: 1991-07-2690 minDir: Mika KaurismäkiDrama, Comedy, MusicBudget: $485,000

Cast

  • Silu Seppälä as Antti Autiomaa, "Zombie"
  • Marjo Leinonen as Marjo
  • Matti Pellonpää as Harri
  • Vieno Saaristo as Äiti
  • Juhani Niemelä as Antin isä
  • Kauko Laurikainen as Lääkäri

Themes

  • alcoholism
  • relationship
  • on the road
  • rock band
  • death
  • outsider

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Ratings

IMDb

7.2/10

1,226 votes

Year
1991
Runtime
88 min
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Music

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
Finland
Original language
Finnish
Narrative location
Finland
Duration
88
FilmAffinity ID
405706
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publication date
1991-00-00
film editor
Mika Kaurismäki
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