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PRESENT
AN AKI KAURISMÄKI FILM
FALLEN LEAVES
See you tomorrow.
One of the latest news stories is the air strike
on a maternity and children's hospital in Mariupol.
About 17 people were wounded, and the President of Ukraine stated...
...that Russia has committed a war crime. How exceptional is this strike?
It is regrettably quite normal for the Russians.
They destroyed the whole city of Grozny in Chechnya,
sites protected under international law were destroyed.
In Syria, they have specifically targeted hospitals
to destroy the health infrastructure to prevent...
NO SMOKING
That will be the death of you.
No. The black lung will get me first.
I see. You know best.
The number of vices is constant. For instance, you are a babbler.
- I'll think about that at your grave. - A sympathy card will do.
That costs money.
In Ukraine, Russian attacks on civilian targets continue.
A missile hit a shopping centre in Kremenchuk in Central Ukraine.
18 people were killed and dozens injured.
Salaam.
Bye.
At least 18 people are dead, around sixty are injured.
The death toll could rise as workers are still clearing the rubble.
The shopping centre was packed
with more than a 1,000 people, says President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Let's go.
- Where? - To karaoke. It's Friday.
What has that got to do with me?
Tough guys don't sing.
You are not a tough guy.
I could be.
Somewhere abroad, perhaps. In Denmark?
I enjoy it here.
I like the solitude.
You will change your mind when you reach my age.
I won't live to be that old.
You're the only one.
If we leave now, we can catch the last taxi.
You don't dare to sing.
I do, but I can't.
- I have no voice. - You talk a lot regardless.
I have a good voice, a bass-baritone.
What would I sing?
Don't sing anything.
Or perhaps Paranoid.
Preferably something Finnish National Romantic.
Woo!
Listen and appreciate.
Hi.
Autumn under the Rowan Tree.
- What's your name? - Hannes Huotari.
Next up is Hannes and Autumn under the Rowan Tree.
Thank you.
You are a soprano.
A tenor, at least.
You did well, you'll make a record yet.
I need to be discovered first.
You sang so beautifully.
It was easy, I was just watching you.
Your voice is well-preserved for such an elderly man.
I trust it will gain depth once I turn 50.
That train has already gone. Do you have any ID?
You are suspicious.
Shall I sing you a nursery song?
Next up is Markus with Schubert's Lied Serenade.
Can I take something?
Go ahead.
Thanks.
I have to ask you to open your bag, Miss Grönholm.
Why?
Certain suspicions have been raised, you have been under watch.
You should be grateful we're not taking this to the police.
That's past its date, you can't sell it.
It doesn't matter. It belongs in the waste bin.
I suppose I do, too.
You are fired, without notice.
We don't have a notice period.
We're on a zero-hour contract.
Your wisecracking will only make things worse.
Then I guess you will want this too.
It expired yesterday, but it was still on the shelf.
- Someone could have died. - Due to your own negligence.
Not hers, mine.
I have been in the dairy section, I missed it. I'm sorry.
Since you confessed, you are forgiven. You can stay.
I don't think I want to.
You get the same wages in a soup line.
You'll go far yet.
I was just following orders.
Stand aside!
You're late.
Four minutes. Third time this week already.
Today's Monday.
Very well then.
But step on it, the client's breathing down our neck.
I would, if the compressor wasn't breaking down every two hours.
We have to get a new one.
And a company car?
That can wait.
No driver's license.
I'd like to go and work now.
Russia has launched a massive series of missile strikes
against Ukraine.
According to a Ukrainian Air Force spokesman,
more than eighty missiles were fired into Ukraine.
About half of them were successfully shot down.
Russia also attacked the capital, Kyiv.
The Red Cross International Committee will suspend its activities
in Ukraine due to the Russian strikes.
The Norwegian Refugee Council has also paused
its aid operations in Ukraine until it is safe to resume work.
During one week, Russia has fired into Ukraine
almost 150 missiles...
- You have a computer here. - Yes.
How much does it cost?
Ten euros per half hour.
Rather expensive.
They are expensive and wear out in use.
Ours are the best quality.
I didn't want to insult.
Is eight euros enough?
I can bring the rest later.
You didn't mean to insult, but you did anyway.
That's what's wrong with you people.
The discount is included in the price, so is the coffee.
Thank you.
One minute has passed already. Money is time.
HELSINKI EMPLOYMENT OFFICE JOB VACANCIES
KITCHEN ASSISTANT VACANCY, CALIFORNIA PUB
What do you want?
You needed a kitchen assistant.
Still do, the previous one died. Can you do the dishes?
I can.
You'll have to do, though you look weak.
What are these?
A hygiene pass and an income-tax card.
- I thought... - You won't get paid for thinking.
Keep them. I'll pay in cash every Monday.
Take it or leave it.
Can you start right away?
The work has piled up.
Where can I get changed?
There's a toilet down by the bar.
Shared.
Raunio.
How much?
Come round the back.
Don't stand there like the wife of Lot, there's work to be done in the bar.
What is wrong with you? You make me fall asleep.
I'm depressed.
Why?
Because I drink so much.
Why do you drink, then?
Because I'm depressed.
Circular reasoning.
What's that?
Forget the whole thing.
- Don't drink if you don't like it. - I do like it.
But...
Forget it.
Let's talk about football.
He's got nothing.
Is everything alright?
Hello, Ansa! Take a week off! Or two!
With full pay.
I heard they sold drugs there. Hashish, too.
- You won't get me alive! - I guess the bar is closed.
- Stop! - It is. And will be.
I would've liked a small beer.
Stop! On the ground!
Would you like a coffee?
Somewhere close by, if you have the time.
- I have the time but not the money. - Fucking pigs!
Today was meant to be payday. I worked there.
I'd be happy to buy you one.
Yes, let's go.
It hasn't rained in a while.
No.
Not in a while.
If you haven't been paid you must be hungry?
A little.
Have some pastry.
Cinnamon roll.
Now what?
Would you like to go to the cinema?
That would be nice.
What would you like to see?
You choose.
I guess they've been zombies all along.
Nameless miseries of the numberless.
Frank! Hey!
You got this coming.
Goodbye, Frank.
You reap what you sow.
All right, who's next?
Great film.
Reminded me of Bresson's Diary of a Country Priest .
I was thinking of Godard's Bande à part .
There was no way the cops could have handled it.
There were simply too many zombies.
Did you like the film?
I did.
I've never laughed so much.
So, we'll meet again?
Would you like to?
Very much so.
I'll give you my number.
I don't even know your name.
Can I walk you home?
I will tell you next time.
I live nearby.
Good night.
More than 20 people were killed in a Russian strike
on a railway station in Central Ukraine, at least 50 are wounded.
Last night Russia launched rocket strikes on the Kyiv suburbs.
Ukraine says that Russia has stepped up its attacks
yesterday on Ukraine's Independence Day.
My tears will spread across our land, says Tetyana to the BBC.
A Russian missile strike on the Chaplyne railway station
in Central Ukraine killed more than 20 people and injured 50.
Sergei's home was razed to the ground.
He cries over the body of his little son.
There is a massive hole in the yard, and the house is in ruins.
There was no sound, just the explosion...
Holappa has repeatedly said that the hose should be replaced.
We change them every four years, it should have lasted.
Should have, but didn't. How much did you save?
That's at least a week's sick leave, where do I find someone for this?
The job goes to shit.
Let's do this too.
Do we have to?
Always when an ambulance comes to a scene of an accident.
Right.
Let's have a blood test right away.
Damned drunk, don't bother coming back!
And empty your bunk by tomorrow night.
You can inherit that.
Stories for the children.
Can you keep this until I find a place to stay?
Sure. I'll sell anything of value.
What will you do?
You can work on a building site with no education
as a handyman, if you accept a pay cut.
What will the Union say?
Nothing.
I belong to the Metalworkers' Union.
Come to the bar?
Or I may turn mean and pick a fight with the jukebox.
Let's go.
Listen, Huotari.
Speak.
Remember the night you sang karaoke?
And sang well.
I'm still waiting for the record company and the tour manager to call.
Maybe they weren't around.
Such a performance should have the word spreading.
There were the two...
women.
Dames, gals, skirts, Sheilas.
I wasn't good enough.
Too old, I was told.
I met the smaller one later.
We almost got married.
Why didn't you? Pretty girl, though a quiet one.
I lost her phone number.
Why don't you ask the directory?
I don't know her name.
That certainly is a slight problem.
Did the other one say where they worked, or anything?
In some supermarket, I guess. Perhaps.
I don't really remember what she said after I wasn't good enough.
Shall we have another one?
They are our sixth.
Irma!
You never called.
I lost your number the minute I got it.
I've been looking for you everywhere.
I thought you found someone you liked more.
Do I look like a weatherwane?
You want to insult.
Look at my shoes, this is the third pair already.
You're lying.
Will you come to my place for dinner?
I will.
When?
Tomorrow night at eight o'clock.
Give me the address. I'll be five minutes early.
Why would I? You will lose it anyway.
Don't get robbed.
Thank you for the flowers.
Have some salad.
This something will be ready soon.
What was this?
Sparkling wine.
Such a small glass.
It's called an apéritif.
Nice apartment.
The bed is rather narrow, though.
You're so playful.
It's enough for one.
I inherited the flat from my godmother
and painted it myself.
So you are an heiress.
The food was very nice.
So was that...
apéritif.
Any more of it?
All gone.
We have no digestif either.
What is that?
I'll put some music on. You can smoke if you want.
Rescue efforts of the theatre strike victims
in Ukraine's Mariupol continue.
The exact number of victims is not yet known.
The Mayor of Mariupol has said
that up to 1,200 people had taken shelter in the theatre.
Bloody war.
My father died of drink.
So did my brother.
My mother died of grief.
I like you a lot, but I won't take a drunk.
And I don't take orders.
Holappa!
You've been drinking on the job.
We won't have it.
You're fired.
Eat shit.
You're quiet tonight. Because of that scoundrel?
First he thinks my flat is a pub.
Then he doesn't even call to apologise.
I thought he would've been...
different.
In what way?
In some way, at least.
They are all cast in the same mould. Sadly, it was broken.
That was well said.
All men are swine!
They're not.
Swines are intelligent and sympathetic.
You're right.
Let's drink to them.
Go home Holappa, so you can be back in the morning.
Where did that come from?
She's been here looking for food for a couple of weeks now.
- What will happen to her? - I guess she'll be put down.
She can't stay here, she might get run over by the machines.
- Could I take her? - Why not?
I'd take her myself, but I've already got six.
Plus the kids and a wife.
Dog.
Dog!
And so.
There. Good.
I didn't bring you any.
It's okay, I don't want it anymore.
PENSION
You answer it.
- Ansa. - It's me.
Who is "me"?
Me.
The drunk you left alone in the street.
Oh, the wino?
The same man.
How are you?
I'm as sober as a desert rat.
I get loyalty discount at the AA club.
What changed your mind?
You did.
Can I come?
Come right away.
Get to work.
We have to clean up.
North and north-easterly winds at 12 metres per second.
A warning to boaters: Gulf of Bothnia and Bothnian Sea,
north and north-easterly winds at 12 metres per second.
Come in.
Will you lend me your coat?
I have an important meeting and I'm not presentable.
A woman?
She must be desperate.
Just take it.
I don't need it anymore.
Oh, hello.
Hello.
You still remember.
You sang so beautifully.
Honest talk is so seldom heard, it makes me happy.
My friend was looking for you.
I haven't heard of him.
I would think not. He was hit by a train.
What happened? Did he die?
Not quite, but they are still keeping him in a coma.
- Which hospital? - The Deaconess Institute.
What's his name?
Holappa.
I don't know his first name. Don't go yet.
Coma patients can wait for five minutes or more.
Your friend misunderstood my age.
I'd like to correct that.
I'll give you Liisa's number.
HOSPITAL
You have a patient here called Holappa.
First name?
I don't know that.
Are you a relative?
I am his sister.
In faith.
Very well.
Tonja will take you. Room 13.
Here it is.
He's still in a coma,
but try to talk or read to him.
Sometimes it helps.
"Licentiate ate his girlfriend.
"He was caught when the chopped-up body was found...
in his freezer."
Finland has sensationally made it to the World Cup finals.
The opposing team will be Brazil,
but betting agencies have Finland as the clear winner.
Danger. Six letters.
Threat.
O positive.
Ten letters.
Blood group.
Ansa.
So he is waking up.
I'm glad.
Tell him I'll be right over,
I'll just get the dog.
Thank you, Tonja.
Am I dead?
On the contrary.
I've been waiting for you.
In my dream we walked towards the Marriage Office together.
You're still confused.
What time will he get out? Will you take a taxi?
He can already walk on his own.
Maybe even think.
That remains to be seen, but it doesn't take two.
Did the Karaoke King call you?
Yes. I'll see him tomorrow.
He's had rejuvenation surgery and is eating Ginseng root.
It is time.
Go, you're making me nervous.
Come.
These are my ex-husband's.
I don't know if they fit.
Thank you.
I'll return them as soon as I can go shopping.
That's all right, he won't be back either.
I hope. I changed the lock.
- Thanks for the clothes. - Farewell.
Does the dog have a name?
Yes.
Chaplin.
DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF HARRI MARSTIO