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The Saimaa Gesture (1981)

Genre : Music, Documentary

Runtime : 2H 8M

Director : Aki Kaurismäki, Mika Kaurismäki

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Ismo Alanko
Ismo Alanko
Himself
Reijo Heiskanen
Reijo Heiskanen
Himself
Jussi Kinnunen
Jussi Kinnunen
Himself
Harri Kinnunen
Harri Kinnunen
Himself
Aku Syrjä
Aku Syrjä
Himself
Juice Leskinen
Juice Leskinen
Himself
Martti Syrjä
Martti Syrjä
Himself
Pantse Syrjä
Pantse Syrjä
Himself
Vesa Sytelä
Vesa Sytelä
Himself
Safka Pekkonen
Safka Pekkonen
Himself

Crews

Aki Kaurismäki
Aki Kaurismäki
Director
Mika Kaurismäki
Mika Kaurismäki
Director
Mika Kaurismäki
Mika Kaurismäki
Producer
Aki Kaurismäki
Aki Kaurismäki
Producer
Hassisen Kone
Hassisen Kone
Original Music Composer
Juice Leskinen
Juice Leskinen
Original Music Composer
Eppu Normaali
Eppu Normaali
Original Music Composer
Lasse Naukkarinen
Lasse Naukkarinen
Director of Photography
Timo Salminen
Timo Salminen
Director of Photography
Toni Sulzbeck
Toni Sulzbeck
Director of Photography
Olli Varja
Olli Varja
Director of Photography
Antti Kari
Antti Kari
Editor
Mikael Sievers
Mikael Sievers
Sound
Veikko Aaltonen
Veikko Aaltonen
Sound

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