The Man Without a Past

The Man Without a Past
The Man Without a Past
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Aki Kaurismäki
Written by	Aki Kaurismäki
Produced by	Aki Kaurismäki
Starring	Markku Peltola; Kati Outinen; Annikki Tähti; Juhani Niemelä; Kaija Pakarinen; Tähti-Koira; Sakari Kuosmanen; Marko Haavisto & Poutahoukat; Esko Nikkari; Outi Mäenpää; Perti Sveholm; Matti Wuori; Aino Seppo; Janne Hyytiäinen; Elina Salo; Anneli Sauli;
Cinematography	Timo Salminen
Edited by	Timo Linnasalo
Music by	Leevi Madetoja
Distributed by	United International Pictures
Release date	1 March 2002;
Running time	97 minutes
Country	Finland
Language	Finnish
Budget	€1,206,000
Box office	$9,564,237

The Man Without a Past (Finnish: Mies vailla menneisyyttä) is a 2002 Finnish comedy-drama film produced, written, and directed by Aki Kaurismäki. Starring Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen and Juhani Niemelä, it is the second installment in Kaurismäki's Finland trilogy, the other two films being Drifting Clouds (1996) and Lights in the Dusk (2006). The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2002 (the only Finnish film so far) and won the Grand Prix at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.^[3]

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