Cha Cha Cha

Story

Synopsis

A lawyer pays a visit to Matti Ojanperä, a bum living under a bridge in the Helsinki harbour, to inform him that he is about to inherit an American aunt of his. The sum 1,000,000 Fmk would be his, if only he meets the qualifications set by his aunt. He must show that he is capable of 'living properly' and possessing a 'respectable occupation and a family he can support'. Otherwise the money would go to a foundation the chairman of which the lawyer himself happens to be!

Director

Mika Kaurismäki

Writers

Mika Kaurismäki, Richard Reitinger

Language

Finnish

Country

Finland, Sweden

Release date

20 January 1989

Ensemble

Cast

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  Kari Väänänen

  Kari Pöllänen

• 

  Matti Pellonpää

  Matti Ojanperä

• Sanna Fransman

  Sanna Pöllänen

• Siiri Nordin

  Siiri Pöllänen

• Soli Labbart

  Gundula Valley, "American aunt"

• Martti Pennanen

  Lawyer

• 

  Hannu Lauri

  Kempele, speculator on the stock exchange

• 

  Antti Litja

  Drunkard #1

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  Juhani Niemelä

  Drunkard #2

• Aarre Karén

  Bank Manager

• 

  Esko Nikkari

  Policeman

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  Erkki Astala

  Busy Young Man