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The Man Without a Past

2002

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Aki Kaurismäki

2002·PG-13·FinlandFinland, GermanyGermany, FranceFrance
Award tierGold
Metascore
ComedyDramaRomanceIndieWorld

M arrives in Helsinki only to be viciously attacked by thugs and pronounced dead by medics. He revives but with no memory of his past or his identity. He rebuilds his life from scratch, but the past inevitably catches up with him.

Cast

Kati Outinen·Markku Peltola·Juhani Niemelä·Annikki Tähti

Producers

Aki Kaurismäki·Eila Werning

Languages

FinlandFinnish

Major Awards

4 wins · 3 nominations

Wins (4)

Festival Grand Prize

Cannes Film Festival (2002)

Palm Dog

Tähti
Cannes Film Festival (2002)

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

Aki Kaurismäki
Cannes Film Festival (2002)

Grand Prize of the Jury

Aki Kaurismäki

Best Actress

Cannes Film Festival (2002)

Best Actress

Kati Outinen

Nominations (3)

Festival Grand Prize

Cannes Film Festival (2002)

Palme d'Or

Aki Kaurismäki

Best Picture

César Awards, France (2003)

Best European Union Film (Meilleur film de l'Union Européenne)

Aki Kaurismäki
European Film Awards (2002)

European Film

Aki Kaurismäki