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Not to be confused with the 2003 animated film ''WesternAnimation/The3WiseMen''.
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[[caption-width-right:350:From left to right: Erkki, Rauno and Matti.]]
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* InterruptedSuicide: Erkki is about to take lethal poison when Matti calls him and asks to go for a drink.
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* InterruptedSuicide: Erkki [[spoiler:Erkki]] is about to take lethal poison when Matti calls him and asks to go for a drink.
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''Three Wise Men'' (Finnish: ''Kolme viisasta miestä'') is a 2008 drama film directed by Mika Kaurismäki.
It's Christmas Eve, and three old friends are facing hardships in their personal lives: Matti's wife is pregnant with another man's baby; Erkki is terminally ill and has an illegitimate son who doesn't know about him; Rauno has just returned from France, only to be faced with a sudden tragedy.
On that same day, the three of them meet by accident. They decide to forgo a traditional holiday celebration, and instead spend the night together drinking and singing karaoke. It starts off well enough, each one keeping their own problems to themselves - but as the night progresses, resentments, regrets, secrets and personal issues begin to surface.
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!!''Three Wise Men'' contains examples of:
*CallingTheOldManOut: When Rauno's [[spoiler:ex-wife commits suicide]], their son blames him for it.
*CharacterDevelopment: All three of them: [[spoiler:Erkki, who's had constant one-night stands, ends up in a steady relationship; Matti, who storms off the moment his wife is done giving birth, eventually makes peace with the situation and decides to raise the child as his own; Rauno, who's been avoiding his family, rebuilds his relationship with his son.]]
*GirlfriendInCanada: DoubleSubverted: [[spoiler:Rauno claims he has a girlfriend in France, which the other two believe is fabricated. Then it turns out he does have a French partner, but it's a man.]]
*InnocentlyInsensitive: Matti and Erkki have no idea what Rauno went through at the hospital; their joking at his expense is intended as friendly teasing, but instead makes him explode in frustration (see SuddenlyShouting below).
*InterruptedSuicide: Erkki is about to take lethal poison when Matti calls him and asks to go for a drink.
*ReallyGetsAround: Erkki has lots of unprotected sex, and has had at least three children (all with different women) as a result.
*SuddenlyShouting: Rauno snaps shortly after the others make some tactless jokes at his expense when [[spoiler:his sexuality is outed.]]
*StraightGay: [[spoiler:Rauno.]]
*YourDaysAreNumbered: Erkki has incurable cancer.
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It's Christmas Eve, and three old friends are facing hardships in their personal lives: Matti's wife is pregnant with another man's baby; Erkki is terminally ill and has an illegitimate son who doesn't know about him; Rauno has just returned from France, only to be faced with a sudden tragedy.
On that same day, the three of them meet by accident. They decide to forgo a traditional holiday celebration, and instead spend the night together drinking and singing karaoke. It starts off well enough, each one keeping their own problems to themselves - but as the night progresses, resentments, regrets, secrets and personal issues begin to surface.
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!!''Three Wise Men'' contains examples of:
*CallingTheOldManOut: When Rauno's [[spoiler:ex-wife commits suicide]], their son blames him for it.
*CharacterDevelopment: All three of them: [[spoiler:Erkki, who's had constant one-night stands, ends up in a steady relationship; Matti, who storms off the moment his wife is done giving birth, eventually makes peace with the situation and decides to raise the child as his own; Rauno, who's been avoiding his family, rebuilds his relationship with his son.]]
*GirlfriendInCanada: DoubleSubverted: [[spoiler:Rauno claims he has a girlfriend in France, which the other two believe is fabricated. Then it turns out he does have a French partner, but it's a man.]]
*InnocentlyInsensitive: Matti and Erkki have no idea what Rauno went through at the hospital; their joking at his expense is intended as friendly teasing, but instead makes him explode in frustration (see SuddenlyShouting below).
*InterruptedSuicide: Erkki is about to take lethal poison when Matti calls him and asks to go for a drink.
*ReallyGetsAround: Erkki has lots of unprotected sex, and has had at least three children (all with different women) as a result.
*SuddenlyShouting: Rauno snaps shortly after the others make some tactless jokes at his expense when [[spoiler:his sexuality is outed.]]
*StraightGay: [[spoiler:Rauno.]]
*YourDaysAreNumbered: Erkki has incurable cancer.
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