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Vacuum-Cleaner Salesmen

Vacuum-Cleaner Salesmen

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DocumentaryComedyDrama

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Three vacuum cleaner salesmen go door-to-door selling dreams of dust-free homes and personal ambitions in a bleak Finland hit by the worst recession in history.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Finnish

Runtime

57 mins

Rating

7.8/10

Release Date

20 April 1997

Country

Finland

Cast

Heimo Kastinen

Heimo Kastinen

Self

Kristiina Marin

Kristiina Marin

Self

Kimmo Sädeaho

Kimmo Sädeaho

Self

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