The Idle Ones
The Idle Ones
2001, Finnish. Directed by Susanna Helke & Virpi Suutari.
The Idle Ones is a profile of contemporary affairs - somewhere on the edge of Europe - in a place where unemployment for some young people is fast becoming a way of life. Covering a period of 18 months, the film follows the activities of a group of young men in their 20s who have finished their schooling and stayed in their home village - they loaf about unemployed since they can´t find any work in the remote district. The main characters are more or less idle young fellows whose stories link together and make up the film. Tinged with humour, The Idle Ones is a story about frustrated but vital young people in a period of transition, waiting for something to happen. For some, the waiting is becoming their life.
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Finnish
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- Released
- 2 November 2001
- Original title
- Joutilaat
- Country
- Finland
- Written by
- Virpi Suutari, Susanna Helke
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The Idle Ones runs 78 minutes (1h 18m).
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The Idle Ones isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 November 2001. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Idle Ones?
If you liked The Idle Ones, try 28 Up, 42 Up, In the Realms of the Unreal.
Who directed The Idle Ones?
The Idle Ones (2001) was directed by Susanna Helke and Virpi Suutari.