After the coal mine he works at closes and his father commits suicide, a Finnish man leaves for the city to make a living but there, he is framed and imprisoned for various crimes.
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| Directing | Aki Kaurismäki | Director |
| Camera | Timo Salminen | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Raija Talvio | Editor |
| Art | Risto Karhula | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tuula Hilkamo | Costume Design |
| Production | Aki Kaurismäki | Producer |
| Sound | Veikko Aaltonen | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | Jouko Lumme | Sound |
| Art | Simo Sulva | Property Master |
| Directing | Pauli Pentti | Assistant Director |
| Production | Jaakko Talaskivi | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sirkka Rautiainen | Costume Assistant |
| Writing | Aki Kaurismäki | Writer |
| Camera | Timo Markko | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Heikki Ortamo | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Olli Varja | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Mikko Mattila | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Juuso Hirvikangas | Gaffer |
| Editing | Outi Hyytinen | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Heikki Ukkonen | Location Manager |
| Production | Erkki Lume | Location Manager |
| Directing | Marja-Leena Hukkanen | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Marja-Leena Hukkanen | Still Photographer |
| Production | Erkki Astala | Publicist |
| Production | Haije Alanoja | Production Secretary |
| Sound | Kjell Westman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Editing | Leena Palmu | Negative Cutter |
| Editing | Timo Nousiainen | Colorist |
| Editing | Pirjo Laivuori | Colorist |
| Crew | Jukka Anttonen | Carpenter |
| Crew | Seppo Saarinen | Carpenter |
| Crew | Heikki Anttila | Carpenter |
| Sound | Olavi Virta | Music |
| Sound | Rauli Somerjoki | Music |
| Sound | Taisto Tammi | Music |
| Sound | Melrose | Music |
