Miehen työ (A Man's Work)
2007
****
Director: Aleksi Salmenperä
Cast: Tommi Korpela, Jani Volanen, Marja Heiskanen, Sara Paavolainen
An unemployed factory worker becomes a male prostitute in order to support his family, which includes a wife who suffers from depression. Sounds like perfect material for another miserablist Finnish film, but this terrific drama steers away from clichés and offers wonderful black humour to soften the dramatic blows. The last line is one of the best since Some Like It Hot.
