---
title: 'The Man Without a Past (2002)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Aki Kaurismäki'
released: '2002-03-01'
runtime_minutes: 97
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'France'
  - 'Finland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-man-without-a-past-2002'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0311519/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Man Without a Past (2002)

2002 · PG-13 · 97 min · Drama, Comedy · Germany, France, Finland

Original title: Mies vailla menneisyyttä
Part of: Finland trilogy

## Synopsis

The Man Without a Past is a 2002 Finnish comedy-drama film produced, written, and directed by Aki Kaurismäki. Starring Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen and Juhani Niemelä, it is the second installment in Kaurismäki's Finland trilogy, the other two films being Drifting Clouds (1996) and Lights in the Dusk (2006). The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2002 and won the Grand Prix at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Aki Kaurismäki](https://cinepixo.com/people/aki-kaurismaki)
- **Screenplay:** [Aki Kaurismäki](https://cinepixo.com/people/aki-kaurismaki)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Leevi Madetoja](https://cinepixo.com/people/leevi-madetoja)
- **Editor:** [Timo Linnasalo](https://cinepixo.com/people/timo-linnasalo)
- **Producer:** [Aki Kaurismäki](https://cinepixo.com/people/aki-kaurismaki)
- **Director of Photography:** [Timo Salminen](https://cinepixo.com/people/timo-salminen)

## Cast

- [Kaija Pakarinen](https://cinepixo.com/people/kaija-pakarinen)
- [Juhani Niemelä](https://cinepixo.com/people/juhani-niemela)
- [Atte Blom](https://cinepixo.com/people/atte-blom)
- [Timo Linnasalo](https://cinepixo.com/people/timo-linnasalo)
- [Pentti Kirstilä](https://cinepixo.com/people/pentti-kirstila)
- [Samuli Vauramo](https://cinepixo.com/people/samuli-vauramo)
- [Panu Vauhkonen](https://cinepixo.com/people/panu-vauhkonen)
- [Sulevi Peltola](https://cinepixo.com/people/sulevi-peltola)
- [Sakari Kuosmanen](https://cinepixo.com/people/sakari-kuosmanen)
- [Outi Mäenpää](https://cinepixo.com/people/outi-maenpaa)
- [Marko Haavisto](https://cinepixo.com/people/marko-haavisto)
- [Seppo Juusonen](https://cinepixo.com/people/seppo-juusonen)
- [Janne Hyytiäinen](https://cinepixo.com/people/janne-hyytiainen)
- [Pentti Auer](https://cinepixo.com/people/pentti-auer)
- [Aarre Karén](https://cinepixo.com/people/aarre-karen)

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