alcoholism,relationship,on the road,rock band,death,outsider

Zombie and the Ghost Train (1991)

Poster for Zombie and the Ghost Train

Antti "Zombie" Autiomaa does two things well: play the bass guitar and drink. After several months' sleeping on the streets of Istanbul, he returns to Helsinki where he's called into the army but discharged on mental health grounds after adding turpentine to the officers' soup. Zombie lives bleary-eyed in an apartment off his parents' house where his lonely, unemployed father suffers from heart disease. His girl-friend Marjo has taken up with a hairdresser but comes back to Zombie. His friend Harri hires him as a roadie for his band "Harry and the Mulefukkers" then gives him a chance as a bass player. He has his girl and he has a gig, but can Zombie put the bottle down?

Cast & Crew

Director
Mika Kaurismäki
  • Profile picture of Silu Seppälä
    Antti Autiomaa, "Zombie" Silu Seppälä
  • Profile picture of Matti Pellonpää
    Harri Matti Pellonpää
  • Profile picture of Vieno Saaristo
    Äiti Vieno Saaristo
  • Profile picture of Sakke Järvenpää
    Mulefukkers-yhtyeen kitaristi Sakke Järvenpää
  • Profile picture of Mato Valtonen
    Mulefukkers-yhtyeen kontrabasisti Mato Valtonen
  • Profile picture of Mauri Sumén
    Mulefukkers-yhtyeen pianisti Mauri Sumén
  • Profile picture of Marko Äijö
    Parturi, Marjon miesystävä Marko Äijö
  • Profile picture of Ali Özgentürk
    Baarimikko Ali Özgentürk

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Keywords

  • alcoholism
  • relationship
  • on the road
  • rock band
  • death
  • outsider