介绍：　　100 years ago, the sisters Yod and Yard were the wives of Phra Wanathep. Yard was a loyal servant to madam Kamlai, his main wife. But Khun Thep asked Yod to help him get her sister and he would reward her. So Yod knocked her out and Wanathep raped her. Later, Yod tricks Yard into giving poison to Kamlai, to get rid of her and get Yard in trouble, so she can read morehave Khun Thep all to herself. So Yard unintentionally kills Kamlai and her 2 daughters. All the servants find out that Yard killed Kamlai so they hung her. Yod's mother finds out that she caused Yard's death so she stabbed Yod and put a curse on her, if she was to cause her mother to cry a tear again, she will never be able to get reborn.

介绍：矿工卡苏里南（Turo Pajala 饰）工作的矿场停业，他只得驾驶别人送赠的敞篷凯迪拉克老车远赴赫尔辛基另谋出路路上遭遇的一场抢劫让他身边只剩凯迪拉克和一台收音机，卡苏里南找到了码头力工的临时工作，但正职却迟迟无法落实。卡苏里南结识了在屠宰厂工作身带一个男孩的女工伊勒梅勒，两人的生活很快合二为一。但不久卡苏里南因向劫匪寻仇而入狱，室友米柯南精心策划了越狱步骤，在伊勒梅勒的协助下，卡苏里南重获自由。　　本片获1989年莫斯科国际电影节最佳男主角奖、国际影评人费比西奖，1991年全美影评人协会最佳外语片奖。是导演郭立斯马基（Aki Kaurismäki）无产阶级三部曲的第二部。