A Finnish middle manager snaps, steals a car drunk, and somehow becomes MORE functional.
The company's regional manager has had enough of the fast pace of business and the frivolous patterns. He leaves the office sauna for a booze run at the behest of his boss. Drunk and driving his own car, even he doesn't have to. The situation becomes a thrilling chase that ends in a breathalyzer test and all-round relief as things fall into place. The booze run becomes a turning point in the life of the group's regional manager.
Acting
Antti Litja's weary everyman carries the whole damn film.
Writing
Turns a booze run into existential character study. Wild.
Director
Timo Humaloja
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Finnish 'sauna office' culture was real in the 80s-90s corporate world—booze and business mixed freely. The film satirizes this dying tradition.
Antti Litja later became legendary for playing THE definitive Finnish everyman; this early role established his specialty in barely-holding-it-together men.
FI
