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Ariel (film)

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Ariel
Directed byAki Kaurismäki
Written byAki Kaurismäki
Produced byAki Kaurismäki
StarringTuro Pajala
Susanna Haavisto
CinematographyTimo Salminen
Edited byRaija Talvio
Music byEsko Rahkonen
Rauli Somerjoki
Taisto Tammi
Running time
73 min.
CountryFinland
LanguageFinnish

Ariel is a Finnish 1988 film directed and written by Aki Kaurismäki. The movie tells the story of Taisto Kasurinen, a Finnish coal miner whose father has just committed suicide and who is framed for a crime he did not commit. In jail, he starts to dream about leaving the country and starting a new life. He escapes from prison but things don't go as planned.