Road North
– A sly riff on the Prodigal Son story, Mika Kaurismaki's latest — about a joyless workaholic concer..
A sly riff on the Prodigal Son story, Mika Kaurismaki's latest — about a joyless workaholic concert pianist who ends up on a wild ride with his long-lost rapscallion father — is a funny and cogent analysis of machismo, abandonment issues and the value of reconnecting with one's roots. (TIFF)
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Release Date:
24 Aug 2012
Language:
Finnish
Director:
Mika Kaurismäki
Writer:
Mika Kaurismäki, Sami Keski-Vähälä
Main Actors:
Vesa-Matti Loiri, Samuli Edelmann, Leena Uotila, Eija Vilpas
Plot:
A father who was absent for 30 years of his son's life returns and wants to bond with his son, on a road trip to the north.
Awards:
1 win & 4 nominations.
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