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IMDB Rating: 7.6

IMDB Votes: 6000

Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Country: Finland, France, Sweden, Germany

Duration: 103 min

Plot tags: black and white, dark comedy, spiritual, art house, cerebral, sincere, atmospheric, touching, humorous, captivating