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Calamari Union
Calamari Union is a 1985 Finnish surreal comedy film, the second full-length film by the director Aki Kaurismäki.
Plot.
Fourteen desperate men named Frank, band together to escape from a repressive section of Helsinki. An English-speaking non-Frank named Pekka joins the barroom conspirators, whose avoidance of last names, and any affect, help them outsmart overwhelming forces as they sneak through dark subway tunnels and alleys, hoping against despair to reach magical seaside Eira. The Calamari Unionists take advantage of
unending night to venture their intrepid journey.
Reception.
An absurdist comedy, the film is considered to be satirical cult classic. Caryn James of "The New York Times" described the film as "gleefully absurdist", adding that Kaurismäki "takes over the American gangster film and flavors it with his improbable humor". Others have drawn connections between "The Saimaa Gesture" and "Calamari Union" and the Finnish punk movement.