I Hired a Contract Killer

I Hired a Contract Killer
Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Produced by Aki Kaurismäki
Written by Aki Kaurismäki
Starring
Cinematography Timo Salminen
Edited by Aki Kaurismäki
Production
company
Distributed by Finnkino
Release date
Running time
 79 minutes[1]
Country
  • Finland
  • Sweden
Language English

I Hired a Contract Killer is a film directed, produced and written by the Finnish auteur Aki Kaurismäki in 1990. It is a Finnish-British-German-Swedish co-production and stars the renowned French actor Jean-Pierre Léaud. The film also features cameo appearances by Joe Strummer as a guitar player[2] and by Kaurismäki as a sunglasses salesman.

Plot

Henri Boulanger (Léaud), a French man living in London, is laid-off from his job after fifteen years of service. He tries to commit suicide but because he continuously fails, decides to hire a hitman (Kenneth Colley) to finish the job. After making the contract he meets Margaret (Margi Clarke) and finds new meaning to life, however, he is unable to call off the hitman.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "I Hired a Contract Killer". British Board of Film Classification.
  2. ↑ "Joe Strummer keeps busy since Clash split". The Joe Strummer Resource. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2010.


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