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A 1990 Finnish-British-German-Swedish film by Aki Kaurismäki about a man who hires a killer but changes his mind. The film stars Jean-Pierre Léaud and features Joe Strummer in a cameo role.
Henri, a depressed and suicidal man, hires a professional killer to end his life, but changes his mind after meeting a woman. I Hired a Contract Killer is a 1990 Finnish-British film directed by Aki Kaurismäki and starring Jean-Pierre Léaud.
- (7.8K)
- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Aki Kaurismäki
- 1990-10-12
A suicidal man (Jean-Pierre Léaud) hires a terminally ill killer to bump him off, then changes his mind.
- (55)
- Jean-Pierre Léaud
- Aki Kaurismäki
- Comedy
Aki Kaurismäki, an eccentric Finnish auteur whose bleak, austere vision of down-and-outers is counterpointed with a wry, gallows humor. He has some similar...
Jul 10, 2014 · I Hired a Contract Killer [offers] a delicate balance of humour and poignancy that is quintessentially Kurismäkian." -- Senses of Cinema. http://miff.com.au/program/film/5829Dir. Aki...
- 2 min
- 12.7K
- MIFF
Sep 10, 2012 · A droll thriller by Aki Kaurismäki about a French émigré who hires a hit-man and falls in love. Shot in English on London locations, the film has a stylised and melancholy vision of a B movie world.
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Henri Boulanger wants to die. Since his helpless attempts to end his days go down the drain, he hires a contract killer to do the job. While waiting for the killer, however, he makes the mistake of sipping a whisky for the first time in his life, meets a woman and promptly falls in love.
