The degenerate alcoholics, the men and women of the beaches, themselves speak openly about their lives and problems. Through their stories, a picture emerges of those on the periphery of society who succumbed to alcohol because of war or difficult living conditions. They are aware of their own State; reason is still there, but the Will is lacking. The film is a cry for help on behalf of humans, it is a dispassionate and honest description of the position of degenerate alcoholics in Finnish society in the early 1970s.
Unfortunately the movie The Shadow of a City is not yet available on HBO Max.
Directing | Hannu Peltomaa | Director |
Editing | Hannu Peltomaa | Editor |
Writing | Hannu Peltomaa | Writer |
Writing | Erkki Peltomaa | Writer |
Production | Hannu Peltomaa | Producer |
Sound | Hannu Koski | Production Sound Mixer |
Camera | Erkki Peltomaa | Director of Photography |
Sound | Paul Jyrälä | Production Sound Mixer |
Sound | Matti Kuortti | Production Sound Mixer |