The Liar

The Liar

6.2IMDb Score
Released:1981-02-27
Duration:53 min
Director:Mika Kaurismäki
Actors:Aki Kaurismäki, Pirkko Hämäläinen, Juuso Hirvikangas, Matti Pellonpää, Lars Lindberg
Production:Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München

Overview:

Talkative, hyperactive young drifter Ville Alfa goes around Helsinki, basically trying to borrow money from friends and strangers by means of an incessant delivery of quirky and snappy quasi-intellectual lines and fabricated excuses.

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