Starring Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen and Juhani Niemelä, it is the second installment in Kaurismäki's Finland trilogy, the other two films being Drifting Clouds (1996) and Lights in the Dusk (2006).

Anttila, a tough harbor guard involved in providing makeshift homes in empty shipping containers, arranges one for the man.

Despite his efforts to find work, the man faces setbacks due to his lack of memory and inability to recall his name, leading to his rejection from the employment office.

While working there, he convinces the Salvation Army band to incorporate rhythm music into their performances and persuades their leader to join as a vocalist.

The man's identity is unveiled by the police when his wife from Nurmes recognizes him in a newspaper article about the bank robbery.

The site's critical consensus reads, "Kaurismäki delivers another droll comedy full of his trademark humor.

[5] Roger Ebert awarded the film three-and-a-half stars out of 4, saying he "felt a deep but indefinable contentment".

"[7] Barbara Scharres of the Chicago Reader said that Kaurismäki "perfects his trademark formula of deadpan humor and arctic circle pathos in this brilliantly ironic 2002 comedy.