After losing his job and realizing that he is alone in the world, a businessman opts to voluntarily end his life. Lacking courage, he hires a contract killer to do the job. Then, while awaiting his demise, he meets a woman and promptly falls in love.
| Directing | Aki Kaurismäki | Director |
| Writing | Aki Kaurismäki | Screenplay |
| Production | Aki Kaurismäki | Producer |
| Camera | Timo Salminen | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Aki Kaurismäki | Editor |
| Art | John Ebden | Production Design |
| Writing | Peter von Bagh | Idea |
| Production | Martin Bruce-Clayton | Line Producer |
| Production | David P. Kelly | Line Producer |
| Art | Mark Lavis | Art Direction |
| Production | Klaus Heydemann | Production Manager |
| Sound | Ronald Bailey | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Timo Linnasalo | Sound |
| Sound | Danny Malone | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | Jouko Lumme | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Simon Murray | Costume Design |
| Writing | Aki Kaurismäki | Story |
| Production | Andy Pavord | Location Manager |
| Directing | Pauli Pentti | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Robert Fabbri | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Kari Laine | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Marja-Leena Hukkanen | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Jacques Cheuiche | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Wolfgang Kluge | Grip |
| Lighting | Panda Hoffmann | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Olli Varja | Gaffer |
| Sound | Tom Forsström | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Heikki Ukkonen | Property Master |
| Production | Jaakko Talaskivi | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Pauli Pentti | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Haije Alanoja | Production Secretary |
| Production | Erkki Astala | Post Production Coordinator |
| Camera | Marja-Leena Hukkanen | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Beryl Mortimer | Sound Effects |
| Editing | Danny Coulson | Negative Cutter |
