Täältä tullaan, elämä!

Täältä tullaan, elämä!

1980 · 118 min · ★ 5.4 · Drama, Romance

In the punk rock era of the late 1970s three restless teenagers, two boys and a girl, spend their time in and out of a special class for problem kids. Jussi seldom sees his parents at home, so he is free to indulge in petty crimes, pranks, and getting drunk with his friend Pete. Jussi falls in love with equally rebellious classmate Lissu (Aki Kaurismäki's favourite actress Kati Outinen in her debut role), but the lovers' plan to run away together fails dramatically.

Directed by Tapio Suominen · Written by Yrjö-Juhani Renvall

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Esa Niemelä Juhani Keskitalo, 'Jussi'
Tony Holmström Pete
Kati Outinen Lissu
Risto Piskunen Topi
Pertti V. Reponen Veikko Salmi, 'Pappa'
Amirouche Haleyi Manne
Jari Kähäri Riku
Heikki Komulainen Esa Hakkarainen
Anja Suominen Synnyttävä nainen
Jukka Suominen Vastasyntynyt lapsi
Rolf Labbart Lehtori Reima Kiikkulainen
Ola Johansson Eläinkaupan myyjä

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