Fallen Leaves 12A

Fri 1 – Thu 14 Dec

Adult

£9.20

Member Adult

£8.20

Senior Citizen

£7.50

Member (Conc.)

£6.50

U25 & Students

£5

Under 18

£5

Disabled or Unwaged

£5

Director: Aki Kaurismäki

Cast: Alma Pöysti, Jussi Vatanen, Alina Tomnikov

Year: 2023

Duration: 81 mins

Certificate: 12A


"★★★★★ – a gentle and philosophical gem" – HeyUGuys


"★★★★ – a low-key treat with moments of real bliss" – Time Out


★★★★ – Guardian


Aki Kaurismäki’s bittersweet and gentle comedy follows lonely singletons Ansa (Alma Pöysti), fired from her job at a supermarket for trying to take home an out of date sandwich, and Holappa (Jussi Vatanen), a construction worker who struggles to stay sober long enough to finish a shift.  


From a chance meeting at a karaoke bar, Fallen Leaves charts these two lost souls as fate pulls them together through all manner of obstacles and small tragedies.


There’s a warm sense of humour in failure here, and the feeling that in spite of it all, there will always be reprieve from darkness.


Finnish with English subtitles.