''A Man's Work'' ( fi, Miehen työ), also known as ''A Man's Job'' in the United States, is a 2007 Finnish

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Aleksi Salmenperä Aleksi Salmenperä (born 1973 in Helsinki) is a Finnish film director. He is a graduate of the University of Art and Design Helsinki; among his films are 2004's ''Producing Adults'', 2007's '' A Man's Work'' and 2010 '' Bad Family''. ''A Man's W ...

. It was Finland's submission to the 80th Academy Awards for the

Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to a ...

, but was not accepted as a nominee. It was also entered into the

29th Moscow International Film Festival The 29th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 21 to 30 June 2007. The Golden George was awarded to the Russian film '' Travelling with Pets'' directed by Vera Storozheva. Jury * Fred Schepisi (Australia – Chairman of the Jury) * An ...

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Tommi Korpela Tommi Korpela (born 23 August 1968) is a Finnish actor. He has won the Jussi Award for Best Actor all together three times - a feat that has been accomplished by only two Finnish actors before him: Lasse Pöysti and Tauno Palo Tauno Valdemar P ...

as Juha *

Maria Heiskanen Maria Heiskanen (born 21 August 1970) is a Finnish actress. She works in cinema, television and theatre. Life Heiskanen's early role in the 1991 Swedish film '' Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem'' directed by Jan Troell. For her role Heiskanen won ...

as Katja *

Jani Volanen Jani Kristian Volanen (born 1 November 1971, in Helsinki) is a Finnish actor/writer/director. He has appeared in more than fifty TV- and movie-productions and thirty professional theater productions since 1986. Volanen has also created and dir ...

as Olli * Stan Saanila as Jamppa * Konsta Pylkkönen as Akseli * Noora Dadu as Nuori nainen 1 *

Joanna Haartti Joanna Haartti (born 14 April 1979) is a Finnish actress. She is best known for her theatrical work, but has also appeared in several films and on television. Overview Haartti graduated from a theatrical Masters program at the Helsinki Theatre A ...

as Nuori nainen 2 *

Kaarina Hazard Kaarina (; sv, S:t Karins, i.e. " Saint Catherine's") is a small town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southwest Finland region and is a neighbouring town of Turku, which is the capital of Southwest Finland, therefore Kaarina ...

as Asiakas / lääkäri 1 *

Vilma Juutilainen Vilma is a feminine first name. People named Vilma include: *Vilma Abrahamsson (born 1999), Swedish football player *Vilma Bánky (1901–1991), Hungarian silent film actress *Vilma Bardauskienė (born 1953), Lithuanian long jumper * Vilma Beck ...

as Oona *

Helmi Kaartinen Helmi may refer to: *Helmi (given name) *Helmi (surname) *Helmi Technologies, previously Visualway Design, designers of web-based applications and sites *Helmi stream, stellar stream *Helmi Sport, Lebanese football club * 183635 Helmi, minor plane ...

as Ida * Arttu Kapulainen as Nuori taksikuski *

Leea Klemola Leea Elisabet Klemola (born 16 August 1965 in Veteli) is a Finnish actress, director and playwright. She studied at the Theatre Academy Helsinki 1987–1991 and has also been teaching acting. Career Klemola has worked on stage and in films. She s ...

as Katrin assistantti

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