GRACIOUS NIGHT

YÖ ARMAHTAA

By Mika KAURISMÄKI

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Drama - Completed 2020


Festivals
& Awards

Tallinn Black Nights IFF 2020
Competition
New Nordic Films (Haugesund) 2021
Market screenings
Sofia IFF 2021
Moscow IFF 2021
Shanghai 2021
    • Year of production
    • 2020
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • FINLAND
    • Languages
    • FINNISH
    • Duration
    • 90 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Mika KAURISMÄKI
    • Writer(s)
    • Mika KAURISMÄKI, Sami KESKI-VÄHÄLÄ
    • Producer(s)
    • Mika KAURISMÄKI (Marianna Films)
    • Synopsis
    • Kaurismäki’s Gracious Night tells the story of three men who bond over a long night of wine and intellectual discussion, on what could be the final night for a bar under serious financial pressure during lockdown. Despite being officially closed, Barman Heikki offers solace to his friend and frontline healthcare professional Risto who is passing in the night after a long and tragedy-filled shift. Suspicions are raised with the subsequent arrival of a stranger awaiting the birth of his grandchild, especially after radio reports of a murder in the area. But Heikki and Risto have their own internalised secrets to deal with and this most gracious night in a Helsinki Bar might just provide the therapeutic session they require.