Award-winning black comedy from prolific Finnish director Mika Kaurismaki that tells the tale of Zombie, a drunken bass player. When Zombie (Silu Seppala) returns to Helsinki after having spent several months sleeping rough in Istanbul, he's drafted into the army. It's not long before he's discharged, though. The army don't take kindly to recruits who lace their officers' soup with turpentine. Moving into the small apartment off his parents' house, Zombie settles into a life of drinking. His girlfriend Marjo (Marjo Leinonen) & friend Harri (Matti Pellonpaa) decide it's time to intervene & Harri offers him a job in his b&, ' Harry & the Mulefukkers'. Can Zombie put the bottle down for long enough to make a go of the gig & hold on to his girl? ...

Controversial plans to build on the site of an old church in South London releases a centuries-old plague that turns its victims into flesh-hungry ghouls whose bite or scratch passes the contagion on to others. Even worse, the virus may also have a supernatural origin with the power to revive the dead. ...

An in-depth look at the essential issues surrounding zombie institutions & their effect on the global economy Zombie banking has become standard operating procedure for big debtor nations. They prop up failing institutions, print money, & avoid financial corrections. ...