The Night Thief
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The Night Thief is a warmhearted drama set in the suburbs of Helsinki, Finland. It tells the story of a Somali man, Farah, whose car starts to disappear mysteriously at night. Although the car always shows up in the morning, Farah starts to run late from work, and fears that he could lose his job. Farah’s wife is moving to Finland from Somalia and if Farah were to get fired, his wife’s residency permit would be in danger. Due to the circumstances, Farah decides to do whatever it takes to catch the thief. In the end, things take an unexpected turn when Farah finally faces the person who has been stealing his car.
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Cast
20 people
Fuaad Amin
Farah
Also in
Changes
Aaliya Mustafa
Habiba
No other roles listed
Mikko Roisko
Mete Sasioglu
Khadar Ahmed
Kaye Dulla
Jama
No other roles listed
Dimitri Okulov
Elina Knihtilä
Boss
Known for
Niko and the Way to the Stars
Arttu Peltomaa
Also in
Taikapeli
Night Stop
Joonas Saartamo
Heikki
Known for
White Lines
Unknown Soldier
Aki Tarkka
Saara Kotkaniemi
Pregnant Woman
Known for
Deadwind
Khadar Ayderus Ahmed Director · Arttu Peltomaa Cinematographer Dimitri Okulov Editor
First release August 19, 2017 · Produced in Finland · Production Sons of Lumière
Production
ELO Film School Finland
Production
Sons of Lumière
Production
Finland
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Languages
Original title
Yövaras
Original language
Finnish
Spoken on screen
Finnish
Release dates
Finland · August 19, 2017
Premiere · Blue Sea Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
Croatia
July 24, 2019 · Postira Seaside Film Festival
Finland
February 27, 2018 · Digital · YLE Areena
February 27, 2018 · TV
France
November 7, 2018 · Brest European Short Film Festival
Iran
November 12, 2018 · Tehran International Short Film Festival
New Zealand
May 7, 2019 · Show Me Shorts
Spain
December 8, 2018 · Limited theatrical · Aguilar de Campoo International Short Film Festival
Sweden
February 1, 2018 · Limited theatrical · Göteborg Film Festival
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