Film
The Saimaa Gesture
1981 · 2h 8m · Documentary · Music
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Overview
A documentary film about a tour of three Finnish rock bands around Saimaa lake system in a steam boat in 1981. The bands (Juice Leskinen Slam, Eppu Normaali and Hassisen Kone) are shown playing songs in their gigs and, in between, the members give intimate interviews or just act plain silly and have a good time.
Cast
Juice Leskinen
Self - Juice Leskinen Slam
Vesa Sytelä
Self - Juice Leskinen Slam
Safka Pekkonen
Self - Juice Leskinen Slam
Petteri Salminen
Self - Juice Leskinen Slam
Ila Louenranta
Self - Juice Leskinen Slam
Jari Yliaho
Self - Juice Leskinen Slam
Ismo Alanko
Self - Hassisen Kone
Jussi Kinnunen
Self - Hassisen Kone
Reijo Heiskanen
Self - Hassisen Kone
Harri Kinnunen
Self - Hassisen Kone
Aku Syrjä
Self - Eppu Normaali
Martti Syrjä
Self - Eppu Normaali
Pantse Syrjä
Self - Eppu Normaali
Mikko Nevalainen
Self - Eppu Normaali
Juha Torvinen
Self - Eppu Normaali
Jukka Kulmala
Self - Man on Ship
Crew
- Aki KaurismäkiDirector · Producer · Writer
- Mika KaurismäkiDirector · Producer · Writer
- Lasse NaukkarinenDirector of Photography
- Timo SalminenDirector of Photography
- Toni SulzbeckDirector of Photography
- Olli VarjaDirector of Photography
- Hassisen KoneOriginal Music Composer
- Juice LeskinenOriginal Music Composer
- Eppu NormaaliOriginal Music Composer
- Antti KariEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- September 11, 1981
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Finnish
- Runtime
- 2h 8m
- Genres
- Documentary, Music
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