Calamari Union

Calamari Union is an experimental Finnish film written and directed by Aki Kaurismaki. It was released on February 8, 1985. The plot follows a group of men, who hijack and ride a subway car through the streets of Helsinki.

Calamari Union tells the story about sixteen men. Fifteen of them have the same name, Frank. Together, they are the Calamari Union. They decide to move to a different part of Finland. The movie follows their journey and the misadventures they incur along the way.

• Markku Toikka as Pekka

• Kari Vaananen as Frank

• Asmo Hurula as Frank

• Matti Pellonpaa as Frank

• Mato Valtonen as Frank

• Pertti Sveholm as Frank

• Timo Eranko as Frank

• Sakke Jarvenpaa as Frank

• Sakari Kuosmanen as Frank

• Dave Lindholm as Frank

• Mikko Mattila as Frank

• Pantse Syrja as Frank

"Calamari Union is itself a chaotic mix of Mean Streets and The Marx Brothers. In appropriately seedy black and white, Mr. Kaurismaki takes over the American gangster film and flavors it with his improbable humor." Caryn James, The New York Timeshttp://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9501EEDF153AF930A1575BC0A966958260