The Man Without a Past

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The Man Without a Past (Mies vailla menneisyyttä) is a Finnish fiction film from 2002 directed by Aki Kaurismäki and starring Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen and Juhani Niemelä.

Plot

After taking a train to Helsinki, a man is mugged in the park and severely injured in the head. He awakes in a hospital and finds he has lost his memory. He starts his life from scratch with Salvation Army clothes and friendship of the poor, kind people who help him make a fresh start.

The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2002 and won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival.

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