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.
You can now watch Drifting Clouds online on the following streaming providers in the United States.
| Directing | Aki Kaurismäki | Director |
| Writing | Aki Kaurismäki | Screenplay |
| Production | Aki Kaurismäki | Producer |
| Editing | Aki Kaurismäki | Editor |
| Camera | Timo Salminen | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tuula Hilkamo | Costume Design |
| Art | Markku Pätilä | Production Design |
| Art | Jukka Salmi | Production Design |
| Sound | Shelley Fisher | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Timo Linnasalo | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jouko Lumme | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Kimmo Taavila | Sound |
| Sound | Juuso Hirvikangas | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Art | Jukka Jalkanen | Property Master |
| Art | Heikki Ukkonen | Property Master |
| Directing | Erja Dammert | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Raili Salmi | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Jaakko Talaskivi | Production Manager |
| Sound | Jouko Lumme | Sound |
| Sound | Tom Forsström | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Erkki Astala | Production Manager |
| Production | Erkki Astala | Executive Producer |
| Production | Reinhard Brundig | Co-Producer |
| Production | Fabienne Vonier | Co-Producer |
| Production | Eila Werning | Co-Producer |
