The Saimaa Gesture (1981)
Saimaa-Ilmiö
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.
- Date of release
- 1981-09-11
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (12)
- Runtime
- 2h 8m
- Genres
- Documentary, Music
- Director
- Aki Kaurismäki, Mika Kaurismäki
Casting
- 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
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Finland
The Saimaa Gesture is a 1981 film by Finnish directors Aki and Mika Kaurismäki. It is a documentary about three Finnish rock groups aboard the steamboat SS Heinävesi on their tour around Lake Saimaa.
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