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Hamlet Goes Business

Hamlet Goes Business
Film poster
Directed by	Aki Kaurismäki
Written by	Aki Kaurismäki
Based on	Hamlet byWilliam Shakespeare (uncredited)
Produced by	Aki Kaurismäki
Starring	Pirkka-Pekka Petelius Esko Salminen Kati Outinen Elina Salo
Cinematography	Timo Salminen
Edited by	Raija Talvio
Production company	Villealfa Filmproductions
Distributed by	Finnkino
Release date	21 August 1987 (1987-08-21)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	Finland
Language	Finnish

Hamlet Goes Business (Finnish: Hamlet liikemaailmassa) is a 1987 Finnish comedy film directed by Aki Kaurismäki and starring Pirkka-Pekka Petelius.^[1][2][3] It is based on William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, but the events are housed in a modern Finnish wood processing family business.

Plot[edit]

After the death of his father, Hamlet inherits a seat on the company board controlled by his uncle that decides to enter the rubber duck market. Hamlet is suspicious of the circumstances surrounding his father's death.

Cast[edit]

See also[edit]

• Hamlet on screen

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Hamlet Goes BusinessatIMDb
• Hamlet Goes BusinessatAllMovie
• Hamlet Goes Business at the British Board of Film Classification
• Hamlet Goes Business at the British Film Institute^{[better source needed]}
• Hamlet Goes BusinessatElonet (in Finnish)
• Hamlet Goes BusinessatRotten Tomatoes
• Hamlet Goes Business at the Swedish Film Institute Database