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Gloriously Wasted (2012)
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Gloriously Wasted (2012)
Original name: Juoppohullun päiväkirja
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Juha Berg is a 30-year-old hopeless drunk in the Kallio neighborhood of Helsinki. Juha doesn't have the first intention of changing his way of life - just the opposite. He really enjoys sundry sexual relationships, adrenalin-inducing violence and, of course, alcohol for which he gets money even if by collecting bottles. But the hilarity in a drunken haze soon gets a run for its money as the passionate Juha falls in love with his AA group leader. The relationship with Tiina progresses quickly to dating and Juha has to make pivotal decisions. Juha has to begin balancing between maintaining a functional intimate relationship and his old lifestyle. Juha's best friend Kristian does his best to sabotage the relationship, and Juha's shaky decision to stay sober is further hindered by Mikael, an expert on German erotica. But how far can you go before there is only one solution left?
Style: semi serious, touching, humorous, realistic, sexual, sexy
Plot: alcohol abuse, best friend, love and romance, starting over, hopes, drinking, friendship, drunk, suicide attempt, alcoholism, male prostitution, friendship between men, drunkenness, temptation, recovering alcoholic, suicide by hanging, teeth, nude, friends, love, police officer, police, female nudity, sex scene, alcoholic ...
Time: year 2012, 2010s, 21st century, contemporary
Place: finland, eastern europe, helsinki finland

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One-Way Ticket to Mombasa (2002)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Duration: 95 min.
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