Safka Pekkonen

Safka Pekkonen

Birth : 1954-05-14, Nilsiä, Finland

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Safka Pekkonen

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Hassisen Kone 40 vuotta myöhemmin
Self
Documentary film about Hassisen Kone. A band that, despite its short age, is still remembered as one of the most iconic Finnish rock bands of all time. The film tells not only about the band's 40th anniversary concert and the preparations for it, but also about the history of the band and its members' growth from youth celebrities to adults.
Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla
himself
Juice Leskinen & Grand Slam live set recorded in 1988.
Juha
Orchestra Member
A farmer's wife is seduced into running away from her stolid older husband by a city slicker, who enslaves her in a brothel.
Back to the USSR
Original Music Composer
Reima Elo ends up trying to commit suicide when he is abandoned by his wife Molla. He is also the village's laughing stock due to his communism. At a critical moment, a Lenin lookalike from Russia named Vladimir rescues him.
Petos
Musician
The very first American-style Post Office robbery in Finland. In the midst of the 60's a gangster quartet led by Hilarius Ruokonen splits up and go into hiding after the heist.
Shadows in Paradise
Pianist
An episode in the life of Nikander, a garbage man, involving the death of a co-worker, an affair and much more.
The Saimaa Gesture
Himself
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.