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I Hired a Contract Killer

I Hired a Contract Killer
by Aki Kaurismäki1h151990Finland
I Hired a Contract Killer

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After fifteen years' service, Henri Boulanger is made redundant from his job. Shocked, he attempts suicide, but can't go through with it, so he hires a contract killer in a seedy bar to murder him at some unspecified time in the future. But almost immediately he meets and falls in love with Margaret, a flower-seller, which makes Henri realise that his life has some meaning after all. But when he goes back to the bar to cancel the contract, he finds it has been demolished - and there's no way he can get in touch with the killer...

Cast and crew

  • Credits

    • Directed by : Aki Kaurismäki
    • Screenplay : Aki Kaurismäki
    • Décors : John Ebden
    • Costumes : Simon Murray
    • Editor : Aki Kaurismäki
    • Producing company : Villealfa Filmproductions, Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI), Channel Four Films, Pandora Filmproduktion, Esselte Video, Finnkino Oy, Megamania, Pyramide Films
    • Production : Aki Kaurismäki
    • Image : Timo Salminen
    • Son : Timo Linnasalo, Tom Forsström

  • Technical details

    • Printed format : 35 mm
    • Sound mix : Stéréo 2.0
    • Year of production : 1990
    • French release date : 9 janvier 1991
    • Category : Feature film
    • Color : Colors
    • Language : English

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