Calamari Union | Intro / Opening | 1985 by Aki Kaurismaki

Calamari Union intro: an awesome opening for an awesome film by Aki Kaurismaki. “Fourteen desperate men named Frank, band together to escape from a repressive section of Helsinki. An English-speaking non-Frank named Pekka joins the barroom conspirators, whose avoidance of last names, and any affect, help them outsmart overwhelming forces as they sneak through dark subway tunnels and alleys, hoping against despair to reach magical seaside Eira. The Calamari Unionists take advantage of unending night to ventu