Man's Job
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Man's Job

5.7 / 10 2007 1h 43mNR Finnish
Drama

Storyline

Juha is 38 years old and has three small children and a depressed wife. He sees himself as strong and believes a man should provide for his family. But one day Juha is fired from his job. Ashamed, he weaves a web of lies to hide the fact from his family. With the help of his friend Olli, Juha begins prostituting himself to support his wife and children. With this he makes in two hours what it took him two days to earn before. The shame and deception mushroom, but the pay from the new profession seems to offset the downside.

Cast & Crew

Tommi Korpela

Tommi Korpela

Juha

Lead
Maria Heiskanen

Maria Heiskanen

Katja

Jani Volanen

Jani Volanen

Olli

Stan Saanila

Stan Saanila

Jamppa

KP

Konsta Pylkkönen

Akseli

Noora Dadu

Noora Dadu

Nuori nainen 1

JH

Joanna Haartti

Nuori nainen 2

Kaarina Hazard

Kaarina Hazard

Asiakas / lääkäri 1

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Aleksi Salmenperä's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Man's Job is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker