The Man Without a Past

Starring: Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen, Juhani Niemela, et al.

Nominated for an Academy Award (2002 Best Foreign Language Film), this second installment of acclaimed Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki 's Finland trilogy is a comic drama that's both totally unique and completely irresistible. When a laborer (Markku Peltola, Jade Warrior) arrives in Helsinki in search of a job, he gets severely beaten in a local park by a group of thugs instead. He miraculously survives, but amnesia prevents him from remembering anything, including his name. Soon, a Salvation Army worker (Kati Outinen, The Match Factory Girl) develops a shy interest in him, and a sweet, natural romance begins between the two. But just as the man's life starts to make sense again, his past suddenly returns to haunt him.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 043396002203
• Release Date: March 2002
• Rating: PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
• Publisher: Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment
• Director: Aki Kaurismaki
• Starring: Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen, Juhani Niemela, Kaija Pakarinen, Sakari Kuosmanen
• Runtime: 1 hour, 37 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: anamorphic
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.