- Country: Finland
- Genres: Comedy, Drama, Music
- Release: 1986-10-17
- Director: Aki Kaurismäki
- Writers: Aki Kaurismäki
- Language: Finnish | Swedish | English
- Stars: Matti Pellonpää , Kati Outinen , Sakari Kuosmanen , Esko Nikkari , Kylli Köngäs , Pekka Laiho , Jukka-Pekka Palo , Svante Korkiakoski , Mari Rantasila , Safka Pekkonen
- Runtime: 74 min
- Awards: 1 win
- AKA: Ombres au paradis (France, French Republic) , Varjoja paratiisissa (Finland) , Skygger i paradis (Norway) , Тени в раю , Shadows in Paradise (Canada) , Skygger i paradis (Denmark) , Schatten im Paradies , Skuggor i paradiset (Sweden) , Σκιές στον παράδεισο (Greece) , Sombras en el paraíso (Spain) , パラダイスの夕暮れ (Japan) , Varjoja paratiisissa , Sombras no Paraíso (Brazil) , Ombre nel paradiso (Italy) , Árnyak a paradicsomban (Hungary) , Shadows in Paradise (United States of America) , Cienie w raju (Poland) , Shadows in Paradise , Sombras no paraíso (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Shadows in Paradise (United Kingdom) , Sombras en el paraíso (Uruguay, Eastern Republic of) , Im Schatten des Paradieses , Skuggor i paradiset (Finland)
- Plot:
An episode in the life of Nikander, a garbage man, involving the death of a co-worker, an affair and much more.
- IMDB:tt0092149
Shadows in Paradise Cast · · · ALL
Aki Kaurismäki
Director
Matti Pellonpää
Nikander
Kati Outinen
Ilona
Sakari Kuosmanen
Melartin
Esko Nikkari
Nikander's Co-Worker
Kylli Köngäs
Ilona's Friend
Pekka Laiho
Store Manager
Jukka-Pekka Palo
Third Man
Svante Korkiakoski
Police Officer
Mari Rantasila
Nikander's Sister
Safka Pekkonen
Pianist
Antti Ortamo
Pianist
Mato Valtonen
Pelle
Sakke Järvenpää
Staffan
Ulla Kuosmanen
Melartin's Wife
Neka Haapanen
Cook
Pentti Koski
Singer
Ari Korhonen
Man in Restaurant
Teuvo Rissanen
Police Officer
Erkki Rissanen
Porter
Sirkka Silin
Woman in Restaurant
Marina Martinoff
Hostess
Jussi Tiitinen
Garbage Man / Bartender
Riikka Kuosmanen
Melartin's Daughter
Jaakko Talaskivi
Guard (uncredited)
Haije Alanoja
Woman in Restaurant (uncredited)