Hamlet Goes Business
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When Hamlet discovers his father’s deceased body, he finds himself pulled into a power struggle as his scheming uncle attempts to secure a monopoly on the Scandinavian rubber duck industry. Will Hamlet avenge his father? Will he become the king of rubber ducks? Does any of it really matter?
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Cast
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Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
Hamlet
Known for
Calamari Union
Esko Salminen
Klaus
Known for
The Winter War
Kati Outinen
Ofelia
Known for
The Match Factory Girl
Le Havre
Elina Salo
Gertrud
Known for
The Match Factory Girl
Le Havre
Esko Nikkari
Polonius
Known for
The Match Factory Girl
Shadows in Paradise
Kari Väänänen
Lauri Polonius
Known for
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
Drifting Clouds
Puntti Valtonen
Simo
Known for
Niko and the Way to the Stars
Calamari Union
Mari Rantasila
Helena
Known for
Shadows in Paradise
Nightborn
Turo Pajala
Rosencranz
Known for
Ariel
Aake Kalliala
Gyldenstern
Known for
Rendel
Pentti Auer
Father / Ghost
Known for
Crime and Punishment
Matti Pellonpää
Guard
Known for
Shadows in Paradise
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
Aki Kaurismäki Director · William Shakespeare Author Timo Salminen Cinematographer
First release August 21, 1987 · Produced in Finland · Working title Hamlet
Production
Villealfa Filmproductions
Production
Finland
Produced in
Hamlet
Working title
Languages
Original title
Hamlet liikemaailmassa
Original language
Finnish
Spoken on screen
Finnish
Release dates
Finland · August 21, 1987
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Finland
June 18, 2021 · Premiere · Midnight Sun Film Festival
Germany
February 17, 1988 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Iceland
September 30, 2017 · Premiere · Reykjavík International Film Festival
Spain
July 6, 2018 · Limited theatrical · Event & Technical Release (Subtitled Version)
November 2, 2021 · Limited theatrical · A Coruña - Numax (Event Release, Subtitled Version)
Sweden
January 28, 1989 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
January 19, 1991 · TV
United Kingdom
July 5, 1991 · TV
Uruguay
September 30, 2007 · Limited theatrical · Cinemateca Uruguaya
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