The Saimaa Gesture
DocumentaryMusic
★ 7.0/1019812h 8m
Director: Mika Kaurismäki
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.
Runtime
2h 8m
Language
Finnish
Released
Sep 11, 1981
Runtime
2h 8m
Language
Finnish
Released
Sep 11, 1981
Cast
Juice Leskinen
Juice Leskinen
Self - Juice Leskinen Slam
Vesa Sytelä
Vesa Sytelä
Self - Juice Leskinen Slam
Safka Pekkonen
Safka Pekkonen
Self - Juice Leskinen Slam
Petteri Salminen
Petteri Salminen
Self - Juice Leskinen Slam
Ila Louenranta
Ila Louenranta
Self - Juice Leskinen Slam
Jari Yliaho
Jari Yliaho
Self - Juice Leskinen Slam
Ismo Alanko
Self - Hassisen Kone
Jussi Kinnunen
Jussi Kinnunen
Self - Hassisen Kone
Reijo Heiskanen
Reijo Heiskanen
Self - Hassisen Kone
Harri Kinnunen
Harri Kinnunen
Self - Hassisen Kone
Aku Syrjä
Aku Syrjä
Self - Eppu Normaali
Martti Syrjä
Self - Eppu Normaali
Pantse Syrjä
Pantse Syrjä
Self - Eppu Normaali
Mikko Nevalainen
Mikko Nevalainen
Self - Eppu Normaali
Juha Torvinen
Juha Torvinen
Self - Eppu Normaali
Jukka Kulmala
Jukka Kulmala
Self - Man on Ship
Tarja Leskinen
Tarja Leskinen
Self
Antti Pakarinen
Antti Pakarinen
Self - Captain of SS Heinävesi
Tapio Vanhatalo
Tapio Vanhatalo
Self
Waldemar Wallenius
Waldemar Wallenius
Self
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