Man's Job

Man's Job

103 mins | Drama | Feb. 23, 2007

Juha is 38 years old and has three small children and a depressed wife. He sees himself as strong and believes a man should provide for his family. But one day Juha is fired from his job. Ashamed, he weaves a web of lies to hide the fact from his family. With the help of his friend Olli, Juha begins prostituting himself to support his wife and children. With this he makes in two hours what it took him two days to earn before. The shame and deception mushroom, but the pay from the new profession seems to offset the downside.

Man's Job

103 mins | Drama | Feb. 23, 2007

Man's Job
Juha is 38 years old and has three small children and a depressed wife. He sees himself as strong and believes a man should provide for his family. But one day Juha is fired from his job. Ashamed, he weaves a web of lies to hide the fact from his family. With the help of his friend Olli, Juha begins prostituting himself to support his wife and children. With this he makes in two hours what it took him two days to earn before. The shame and deception mushroom, but the pay from the new profession seems to offset the downside.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Blind Spot Pictures
Original title Miehen työ
Directors Aleksi Salmenperä
Writers Aleksi Salmenperä

Cast

Tommi Korpela

as Juha

Maria Heiskanen

as Katja

Jani Volanen

as Olli

Stan Saanila

as Jamppa

Konsta Pylkkönen

as Akseli

Noora Dadu

as Nuori nainen 1

Joanna Haartti

as Nuori nainen 2

Kaarina Hazard

as Asiakas / lääkäri 1

Arttu Kapulainen

as Nuori taksikuski

Leea Klemola

as Katrin assistentti

Jukka Kärkkäinen

as Mikael

Sue Lemström

as Leena

Pirjo Lonka

as Anna

Lari Maliranta

as Okko

Minttu Mustakallio

as Polttarisankari

Maiju Nissinen

as Jonsku

Sara Paavolainen

as Ritva

Eero Saarinen

as Lääkäri 2

Eeva Semerdijev

as Nuori nainen 3

Minna Suuronen

as Kirsti

Tarja-Tuulikki Tarsala

as Matkatoimiston virkailija

Inka Timgren

as Katri

Tiina Weckström

as Merja