The Grump’s everyday life in the deepest of Finland rolls forward according to old routines. He’s busy working on his farm, but memories of his big brother Tarmo are bothering him. Tarmo moved to Germany decades ago, and the brothers haven’t been in touch, even though they were best friends when they were children.
One day The Grump crashes his beloved Escort, and the car is taken to the junkyard. But The Grump is particular when it comes to cars; any old car won’t do. The nearest 1972 Ford Escort is found in Germany. The Grump withdraws a suitcase full of money at the local bank and heads to Helsinki Airport in his tractor.
The hardships start already on the Reeperbahn. The Grump is robbed and wakes up in a hospital with his brother Tarmo by his bed. The brothers, who later prove to be the total opposites of one another, go look for an Escort together and end up getting to know each other again in the process.
Little by little, after numerous disagreements, the brothers start to understand each other better. They both have experienced losses in life, and now they don’t want to lose each other again. How far are they ready to go to achieve the thing that makes life worth living?

ACTORS
HEIKKI KINNUNEN
KARI VÄÄNÄNEN
SILU SEPPÄLÄ
IIKKA FORSS
VILLE TIIHONEN
MARI PERANKOSKI
TIINA LYMI
ROSALIE THOMASS
SAMU HABER

PREMIERE
9.9.2022

DURATION
109 min

RATED
7

DIRECTOR
Mika Kaurismäki

PRODUCERS
Jukka Helle, Markus Selin, Hanna Virolainen and Raoul Reinert

CO-PRODUCER
Christian Friedrichs

LINE PRODUCERS
Maria Kaurismäki and Olaf Kalvelage

SCRIPT
Daniela Hakulinen and Tuomas Kyrö

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Jari Mutikainen F.S.C.

SET DESIGNERS
Tuomas Kyrö and Pouya Mirzaei

COSTUME DESIGNERS
Anna Vilppunen and Anette Schröder

MAKE UP DESIGNER
Marjut Samulin

SOUND DESIGNER
Pekka Karjalainen

MUSIC
Anssi Tikanmäki, Eemil Tikanmäki and Eljas Tikanmäki

EDITOR
Markus Leppälä

PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Solar Films, Aspekt Telefilm (Germany) and Cuckoo Clock Entertainment (Germany)

TV RIGHTS
MTV

DISTRIBUTION
Nordisk Film