Lights in the Dusk
2006•NR•1h 18m•6.8•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Aki Kaurismäki
Writer
Aki Kaurismäki
Budget
$1M
Revenue
$2M
Languages
Finnish, Russian
Studio
Sputnik
Cast
Janne Hyytiäinen
Koistinen
Maria Järvenhelmi
Mirja
Maria Heiskanen
Aila
Ilkka Koivula
Lindholm
Sergei Doudko
Russian
Andrei Gennadiev
Russian
Artūras Pozdniakovas
Russian
Matti Onnismaa
Shift Boss
Sulevi Peltola
Supervisor
Antti Reini
Security Guard
Neka Haapanen
Security Guard
Santtu Karvonen
Security Guard
Sesa Lehto
Security Guard
Jukka Rautiainen
Security Guard
Jukka Salmi
Security Guard
Production
Company
Sputnik
Company
YLE
Company
Pandora Film
Company
Pyramide Productions
Company
BiM Distribuzione
Company
C More Entertainment
Company
ARTE France Cinéma
Company
ZDF
Company
ARTE
Producer
Aki Kaurismäki
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