Fallen Leaves (Kuolleet lehdet)

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PRESENT

AN AKI KAURISMÄKI FILM

FALLEN LEAVES

See you tomorrow.

One of the latest news stories is the air strike

on a maternity and children's hospital in Mariupol.

About 17 people were wounded, and the President of Ukraine stated...

...that Russia has committed a war crime. How exceptional is this strike?

It is regrettably quite normal for the Russians.

They destroyed the whole city of Grozny in Chechnya,

sites protected under international law were destroyed.

In Syria, they have specifically targeted hospitals

to destroy the health infrastructure to prevent...

NO SMOKING

That will be the death of you.

No. The black lung will get me first.

I see. You know best.

The number of vices is constant. For instance, you are a babbler.

- I'll think about that at your grave. - A sympathy card will do.

That costs money.

In Ukraine, Russian attacks on civilian targets continue.

A missile hit a shopping centre in Kremenchuk in Central Ukraine.

18 people were killed and dozens injured.

Salaam.

Bye.

At least 18 people are dead, around sixty are injured.

The death toll could rise as workers are still clearing the rubble.

The shopping centre was packed

with more than a 1,000 people, says President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Let's go.

- Where? - To karaoke. It's Friday.

What has that got to do with me?

Tough guys don't sing.

You are not a tough guy.

I could be.

Somewhere abroad, perhaps. In Denmark?

I enjoy it here.

I like the solitude.

You will change your mind when you reach my age.

I won't live to be that old.

You're the only one.

If we leave now, we can catch the last taxi.

You don't dare to sing.

I do, but I can't.

- I have no voice. - You talk a lot regardless.

I have a good voice, a bass-baritone.

What would I sing?

Don't sing anything.

Or perhaps Paranoid.

Preferably something Finnish National Romantic.

Listen and appreciate.

Hi.

Autumn under the Rowan Tree.

- What's your name? - Hannes Huotari.

Next up is Hannes and Autumn under the Rowan Tree.

Thank you.

You are a soprano.

A tenor, at least.

You did well, you'll make a record yet.

I need to be discovered first.

You sang so beautifully.

It was easy, I was just watching you.

Your voice is well-preserved for such an elderly man.

I trust it will gain depth once I turn 50.

That train has already gone. Do you have any ID?

You are suspicious.

Shall I sing you a nursery song?

Next up is Markus with Schubert's Lied Serenade.

Can I take something?

Go ahead.

Thanks.

I have to ask you to open your bag, Miss Grönholm.

Why?

Certain suspicions have been raised, you have been under watch.

You should be grateful we're not taking this to the police.

That's past its date, you can't sell it.

It doesn't matter. It belongs in the waste bin.

I suppose I do, too.

You are fired, without notice.

We don't have a notice period.

We're on a zero-hour contract.

Your wisecracking will only make things worse.

Then I guess you will want this too.

It expired yesterday, but it was still on the shelf.

- Someone could have died. - Due to your own negligence.

Not hers, mine.

I have been in the dairy section, I missed it. I'm sorry.

Since you confessed, you are forgiven. You can stay.

I don't think I want to.

You get the same wages in a soup line.

You'll go far yet.

I was just following orders.

Stand aside!

You're late.

Four minutes. Third time this week already.

Today's Monday.

Very well then.

But step on it, the client's breathing down our neck.

I would, if the compressor wasn't breaking down every two hours.

We have to get a new one.

And a company car?

That can wait.

No driver's license.

I'd like to go and work now.

Russia has launched a massive series of missile strikes

against Ukraine.

According to a Ukrainian Air Force spokesman,

more than eighty missiles were fired into Ukraine.

About half of them were successfully shot down.

Russia also attacked the capital, Kyiv.

The Red Cross International Committee will suspend its activities

in Ukraine due to the Russian strikes.

The Norwegian Refugee Council has also paused

its aid operations in Ukraine until it is safe to resume work.

During one week, Russia has fired into Ukraine

almost 150 missiles...

- You have a computer here. - Yes.

How much does it cost?

Ten euros per half hour.

Rather expensive.

They are expensive and wear out in use.

Ours are the best quality.

I didn't want to insult.

Is eight euros enough?

I can bring the rest later.

You didn't mean to insult, but you did anyway.

That's what's wrong with you people.

The discount is included in the price, so is the coffee.

Thank you.

One minute has passed already. Money is time.

HELSINKI EMPLOYMENT OFFICE JOB VACANCIES

KITCHEN ASSISTANT VACANCY, CALIFORNIA PUB

What do you want?

You needed a kitchen assistant.

Still do, the previous one died. Can you do the dishes?

I can.

You'll have to do, though you look weak.

What are these?

A hygiene pass and an income-tax card.

- I thought... - You won't get paid for thinking.

Keep them. I'll pay in cash every Monday.

Take it or leave it.

Can you start right away?

The work has piled up.

Where can I get changed?

There's a toilet down by the bar.

Shared.

Raunio.

How much?

Come round the back.

Don't stand there like the wife of Lot, there's work to be done in the bar.