Lights in the Dusk
Outcast by his co-workers and living alone, Koistinen is a security guard who works the night shift in a luxury shopping mall in Helsinki. But when icy blonde Mirja approaches him, the lonely Koistinen falls helplessly for her, unaware she is manipulating him for her criminal boyfriend.
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Cast
80 people
Janne Hyytiäinen
Koistinen
Known for
Fallen Leaves
The Other Side of Hope
Maria Järvenhelmi
Mirja
Known for
The Other Side of Hope
Get Away
Maria Heiskanen
Aila
Known for
Everlasting Moments
Ilkka Koivula
Lindholm
Known for
Sisu
The Other Side of Hope
Sergei Doudko
Russian
No other roles listed
Andrei Gennadiev
Russian
No other roles listed
Artūras Pozdniakovas
Russian
No other roles listed
Matti Onnismaa
Shift Boss
Known for
Deadwind
Rendel
Sulevi Peltola
Supervisor
Known for
Deadwind
Frozen Land
Antti Reini
Security Guard
Known for
Deadwind
The Man Without a Past
Neka Haapanen
Security Guard
Known for
Shadows in Paradise
Rocky VI
Santtu Karvonen
Security Guard
Known for
Euthanizer
Aki Kaurismäki Director · Melrose Composer Timo Salminen Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $1.6M · Budget $1.4M · United States release June 13, 2007
Box office
Budget
$1,380,000
Worldwide gross
$1,615,018
Gross vs. budget
1.2×
Production
Sputnik
Production
YLE
Production
Pandora Film
Production
Pyramide Productions
Production
BiM Distribuzione
Production
C More Entertainment
Production
ARTE France Cinéma
Production
ZDF
Production
ARTE
Production
StudioCanal
Studio
Pandora Filmproduktion
Production
ZDF/Arte
Production
Finland · France · Germany · Italy · Sweden
Produced in
Vartija · Yövartija
Working titles
Languages
Original title
Laitakaupungin valot
Original language
Finnish
Spoken on screen
Finnish · Russian
Release dates
Finland · February 3, 2006
Theatrical
United States · June 13, 2007
Limited theatrical
United States
February 22, 2007 · Premiere · Portland International Film Festival
April 14, 2007 · Premiere · Wisconsin Film Festival
Austria
October 14, 2006 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
Brazil
September 30, 2006 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
October 31, 2006 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
May 7, 2010 · Theatrical
Finland
June 15, 2006 · Premiere · Midnight Sun Film Festival
August 24, 2006 · Premiere · Espoo Film Festival
October 25, 2006 · Physical · DVD
France
May 22, 2006 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
October 25, 2006 · Theatrical
Japan
July 7, 2007 · Theatrical
South Korea
December 14, 2006 · Theatrical
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