The Saimaa Gesture (1981)

Directed by Aki Kaurismäki2h 8mDocumentary,Music

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.

Year
1981
Country
FI
Language
Finnish
Release date
11 September 1981
TMDB
7.0 (12)
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J
Juice Leskinen
Self - Juice Leskinen Slam
V
Vesa Sytelä
Self - Juice Leskinen Slam
S
Safka Pekkonen
Self - Juice Leskinen Slam
P
Petteri Salminen
Self - Juice Leskinen Slam
I
Ila Louenranta
Self - Juice Leskinen Slam
J
Jari Yliaho
Self - Juice Leskinen Slam
Ismo Alanko
Ismo Alanko
Self - Hassisen Kone
J
Jussi Kinnunen
Self - Hassisen Kone
R
Reijo Heiskanen
Self - Hassisen Kone
H
Harri Kinnunen
Self - Hassisen Kone
A
Aku Syrjä
Self - Eppu Normaali
Martti Syrjä
Martti Syrjä
Self - Eppu Normaali
P
Pantse Syrjä
Self - Eppu Normaali
M
Mikko Nevalainen
Self - Eppu Normaali
J
Juha Torvinen
Self - Eppu Normaali
J
Jukka Kulmala
Self - Man on Ship
T
Tarja Leskinen
Self
A
Antti Pakarinen
Self - Captain of SS Heinävesi
T
Tapio Vanhatalo
Self
W
Waldemar Wallenius
Self
P
Pauli Heikkilä
Self - 'Norpparyhmä' (uncredited)
E
Epe Helenius
Self (uncredited)
Asmo Hurula
Asmo Hurula
Self - 'Oravaryhmä' (uncredited)
J
Juho Juntunen
Self - 'Norpparyhmä' (uncredited)
Aki Kaurismäki
Aki Kaurismäki
Self - Interviewer (uncredited)
Mika Kaurismäki
Mika Kaurismäki
Self - Man in Crowd (uncredited)
J
Juha Leinonen
Self - Man on Ship (uncredited)
A
Anssi Tikanmäki
Self - 'Oravaryhmä' (uncredited)

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