The Saimaa Gesture (1981)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fi |
| Popularity | 0.868 |
Directed By
Mika Kaurismäki
Aki Kaurismäki
Crew
Hassisen Kone
Timo Salminen
Lasse Naukkarinen
Aki Kaurismäki
Mika Kaurismäki
Mika Kaurismäki
Toni Sulzbeck
Juice Leskinen
Aki Kaurismäki
Eppu Normaali
Olli Varja
Veikko Aaltonen
Aki Kaurismäki
Mikael Sievers
Antti Kari
Mika Kaurismäki
Mikael Sievers
Mika Sundqvist
Juuso Hirvikangas
Ville Mäkelä
Heikki Ortamo
Pauli Pentti
Marjatta Niiranen
Pauli Pentti
Tellervo Savela
TOP 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
Tarja Leskinen
Self
Antti Pakarinen
Self - Captain of SS Heinävesi
Tapio Vanhatalo
Self
Pauli Heikkilä
Self - 'Norpparyhmä' (uncredited)
Epe Helenius
Self (uncredited)
Asmo Hurula
Self - 'Oravaryhmä' (uncredited)
Juho Juntunen
Self - 'Norpparyhmä' (uncredited)
Aki Kaurismäki
Self - Interviewer (uncredited)
Mika Kaurismäki
Self - Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Juha Leinonen
Self - Man on Ship (uncredited)
Anssi Tikanmäki
Self - 'Oravaryhmä' (uncredited)
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