Three Wise Men

2008 · 105 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 560 VOTES · DIR. Mika Kaurismäki

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Overview

Three middle aged men, long time friends, get together in a normally closed Karaoke bar to drink their failed lives away. Secrets are revealed and sometimes discovered and they sing their miseries one by one during Karaoke sessions. The arrival of a lone woman to the bar will facilitate revealing of the final secret.

Dialogue Timeline — 845 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:34 Declaration of Christmas Peace is an essential part of Finnish Christmas.
00:04:21 We have to go right away. I'll get your coat.
00:10:51 I'm Rauno Vajanne.
00:18:03 I hope you will understand my decision, whatever it will be.
00:24:07 What? - I'll clean it up later.
00:28:13 I've got a lot of interesting work there, but I miss Finland.
00:31:37 I had no relationships, especially not with the girl on the cover.
00:34:38 We'll have hypothermia.
00:37:53 I enjoy my freedom and independence immensely.
00:40:56 What are you crying about? Do you miss your children?
00:43:59 I see her at Christmas.
00:48:47 I need another drink. - Another round, please.
00:52:12 Hi. It's Dad.
00:57:04 It was a place where night and day met.
01:00:23 Tero blames me for it, and Riitta left a note where she blames me.
01:04:57 Would you like to sit with us?
01:08:43 Thanks.
01:11:32 You call your fuck after nine months and ask is she is okay? - No. No.
01:15:57 You're sick. - Yeah.
01:18:48 Fuck... - I told you I was ill. And now I am this far.
01:22:49 Oh, it's you.
01:25:57 Have you ever accidentally killed your family?
01:29:45 Who? What? How? What happened to Eero then?
01:38:39 Translated by Aretta Vahala Proofread by Peter Sapiano

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed845
Dialogue density8.0 lines / min
First line00:00:34
Final line01:38:39

Production Record

DirectorMika Kaurismäki
LanguageFI
IMDb votes560