- HD 1080
- Runtime: 73m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: fi
- Country: Finland
- Director: Aki Kaurismäki
- Stars: Turo Pajala, Susanna Haavisto, Matti Pellonpää, Eetu Hilkamo, Erkki Pajala
- keywords: prison, underdog, helsinki, finland, factory worker, prisoner, falling in love
- Production_studio: Villealfa Filmproductions
- providers: Criterion Channel
- The Ariel is featured in the top rankings of 1988
- #20 in Top Comedy Movies of 1988
- #11 in Top Romance Movies of 1988
- #30 in Top Drama Movies of 1988
- #12 in Top Crime Movies of 1988
After the coal mine he works at closes and his father commits suicide, a Finnish man leaves for the city to make a living but there, he is framed and imprisoned for various crimes.