From Finnish director Mika Kaurismaki comes Zombie And The Ghost Train in which Antti Zombie Autiomaa fights against his dependence on alcohol to make something of his life. After being thrown out of the army having slept rough in Istanbul wasting his life living bleary-eyed with his ill parents and having lost his girlfriend Zombie tries to make one last attempt to turn his life around by ditching the drink and joining his friend's band as bass player. But can he leave the bottle behind?
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Award-winning black comedy from prolific Finnish director Mika Kaurismaki that tells the tale of Zombie, a drunken bass player. When Zombie (Silu Seppala) returns to Helsinki after having spent several months sleeping rough in Istanbul, he's drafted into the army. It's not long before he's discharged, though. The army don't take kindly to recruits who lace their officers' soup with turpentine. Moving into the small apartment off his parents' house, Zombie settles into a life of drinking. His girlfriend Marjo (Marjo Leinonen) and friend Harri (Matti Pellonpaa) decide it's time to intervene and Harri offers him a job in his band, 'Harry and the Mulefukkers'. Can Zombie put the bottle down for long enough to make a go of the gig and hold on to his girl?
Returning to his native Finland after being conscripted to the army, Zombie settles into a life of mundanity, taking comfort in alcohol and playing his bass guitar. Despite the best efforts of his girlfriend Marjo and friend Harri to save him from himself, Zombie seems to be headed for self-destruction.
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