Lights in the Dusk

Lights in the Dusk, or Laitakaupungin valot, is a 2006 Finnish drama that was written, directed and edited by Aki Kaurismaki. This is the last in his Finland Trilogy, which also includes the films Drifting Clouds and The Man Without A Past. Lights in the Dusk was a 2006 nominee for the prestigious Golden Palm award at the Cannes Film Festival.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0458242/awards

Lights in the Dark tells the story of night security guard Koistenin (Janne Hyytiainen). The lonely Koistenin, who works at night guarding a mall, has only a few friends, including snack shop owner Aila (Maria Heiskanen). Beautiful blonde Mirja (Maria Jarvenhelmi), the girlfriend of a jewel thief, charms Koistenin into helping with a mall robbery—a robbery that Koistenin is ultimately framed for.

• Janne Hyytiainen as Koistinen

• Maria Jarvenhelmi as Mirja

• Maria Heiskanen as Aila

• Ilkka Koivula as Lindholm

• Sergei Doudko as Russian

• Andrei Gennadiev as Russian

• Arturas Pozdniakovas as Russian

• Matti Onnismaa as Shift Manager

• Sulevi Peltola as Foreman

• Antti Reini as Security Guard

• Neka haapanen as Security Guard

• Santtu Karvonen as Security Guard

• Jukka Rautiainen as Security Guard

"The great final shot hints at the light that never shines from the film's dusk."—Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazinehttp://www.slantmagazine.com/film/film_review.asp?ID=2774

"There are no thrills to be found in Kaurismaki's concoction, but the drained desperation of its strange world delivers a strange and sublime smoke-ring to the current cinematic climate."—Chris Cabin, Filmcritic.comhttp://www.filmcritic.com/misc/emporium.nsf/reviews/Lights-in-the-Dusk