Sirkka-Liisa Aro

Traffic education film.

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.

Ilona et son mari Lauri, respectivement maitre d'hotel et conducteur de tramway, menent une vie tranquille en compagnie de leur chien. Jusqu'au jour ou Ilona perd son travail, quelque temps apres le licenciement de son mari.

A fictional tale of a mother and a 17-year-old boy moving from countryside to city and the start of a new life in the middle of a concrete jungle.