The Man Without a Past (2002)
Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Beaten senseless on his first night in Helsinki, a man with no memory rebuilds his life among the container dwellers of the harbour and the Salvation Army, until a newspaper photo leads him back to Nurmes.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Night train arrival and park bench≈ 00:01:00Helsinki, FinlandStated on screen
He arrives by night train, falls asleep in a park and is beaten by three thugs.
- 2Hospital≈ 00:06:00Helsinki, FinlandInferred
Declared dead, he gets up and walks out in bandages.
- 3Container settlement at the harbour≈ 00:10:00Helsinki, FinlandStated on screen
A family living in a container nurses him back to health, and the guard Anttila rents him a container of his own.
- 4Salvation Army≈ 00:30:00Helsinki, FinlandInferred
Irma of the Salvation Army finds him work at the thrift store, and he gets their band playing rhythm music.
- 5Bank robbery and police cell≈ 00:55:00Helsinki, FinlandInferred
- 6His wife's home≈ 01:15:00Nurmes, FinlandStated on screen
- 7Back at the harbour≈ 01:25:00Helsinki, FinlandInferred
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 870 km
- Places
- 2
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 7
- Train: 870 km
- Not shown: 0.0 km
- On foot: 0.0 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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