The ever-poker-faced Ilona loses her job as a restaurant hostess, as her tram driver husband, Lauri, also finds himself out of work. Together they must hit the streets of Helsinki, facing up to hardship and humiliation in their quest for survival, guided through the gloom by a ray of hope.

• Sputnik
• Pyramide Productions
• Kati Outinen
• Kari Väänänen
• Elina Salo
• Sakari Kuosmanen
• Markku Peltola
• Matti Onnismaa
• Shelley Fisher
• Markus Allan