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Fallen Leaves
2023
· Movie
· 81 min
B
MEANRANK
75/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1389
- IMDb #1808
- Google retired #3041
- Metacritic #596
- Letterboxd #1116
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #171
+6 more
- Metacritic Critics #339
- Metacritic Audience #1605
- Criticker #750
- Douban #751
- Kinopoisk #2079
- AlloCiné #1562
Every rating
61–97
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 61, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 97. Critics average 92, everyone else 72.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Two lonely people, both working mundane jobs in Helsinki, meet by chance in a karaoke bar. They are drawn to each other but struggle to connect in a world filled with distractions and missed opportunities. The film follows their tentative, hopeful steps toward each other amidst the quiet melancholy of everyday life.
Details
- Director
- Aki Kaurismäki
- Writer
- Aki Kaurismäki
- Studio
- Sputnik, Bufo, Pandora Film
- Released
- 14 September 2023
- Country
- Finland, Germany
- Language
- Finnish, Arabic
- Runtime
- 81 min
- Rated
- NR
- Budget
- $1.5M
- Box office
- $12.4M
- Awards
- 6 wins, 29 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 35 →1 major award won · 6 wins from 35 nominations across 21 ceremonies
| Cannes Film Festival 2023 | Jury Prize | Aki Kaurismäki | Winner |
| César Awards 2024 | Best Foreign Film | Fallen Leaves | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2024 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Alma Pöysti | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2024 | Best Picture – Non-English Language | Misha Jaari, Aki Kaurismäki and Mark Lwoff | Nominee |
| Cannes Film Festival 2023 | Palme d'Or | Aki Kaurismäki | Nominee |
| Gaudí Awards 2025 | Best European Film | Fallen Leaves | Nominee |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2024 | Best Non-English-Language Film | Fallen Leaves | Nominee |
| Astra Film Awards 2024 | Best International Actress | Alma Pöysti | Nominee |
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Cannes Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Jury Prize | Aki Kaurismäki | Winner |
| Palme d'Or | Aki Kaurismäki | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Alma Pöysti | Nominee |
| Best Picture – Non-English Language | Misha Jaari, Aki Kaurismäki and Mark Lwoff | Nominee |
César Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Fallen Leaves | Nominee |
Chicago International Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Silver Hugo for Best Director | Aki Kaurismäki | Winner |
| Gold Hugo | Fallen Leaves | Nominee |
Miskolc International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Adolph Zukor Prize | Fallen Leaves | Winner |
National Board of Review
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Five International Films | Fallen Leaves | Winner |
National Society of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Fallen Leaves | Winner |
Toronto Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Feature | Fallen Leaves | Winner |
European Film Awards
6 nominations
| Best Actor | Jussi Vatanen | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Alma Pöysti | Nominee |
| Best Director | Aki Kaurismäki | Nominee |
| Best Film | Fallen Leaves | Nominee |
| Best Screenwriter | Aki Kaurismäki | Nominee |
| Lux European Audience Film Award | Fallen Leaves | Nominee |
Jussi Awards
4 nominations
| Audience's Favourite in Acting | Alma Pöysti | Nominee |
| Best Director | Aki Kaurismäki | Nominee |
| Best Film | Fallen Leaves | Nominee |
| Best Leading Role | Jussi Vatanen | Nominee |
Astra Film Awards
2 nominations
| Best International Actress | Alma Pöysti | Nominee |
| Best International Feature | Fallen Leaves | Nominee |
International Cinephile Society
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Alma Pöysti | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Fallen Leaves | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical | Alma Pöysti | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – International | Fallen Leaves | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
1 nomination
| Best Non-English-Language Film | Fallen Leaves | Nominee |
British Independent Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Independent Film | Aki Kaurismäki, Misha Jaari, Mark Lwoff, Reinhard Brundig | Nominee |
Gaudí Awards
1 nomination
| Best European Film | Fallen Leaves | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Picture | Fallen Leaves | Nominee |
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Feature Film | Fallen Leaves | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best International Film | Fallen Leaves | Nominee |
Sydney Film Festival
1 nomination
| Best Film | Fallen Leaves | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Fallen Leaves | Nominee |