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Film / 1981
The Saimaa Gesture
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.
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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.
Cast
Juice LeskinenSelf - Juice Leskinen Slam
Vesa SyteläSelf - Juice Leskinen Slam
Safka PekkonenSelf - Juice Leskinen Slam
Petteri SalminenSelf - Juice Leskinen Slam
Ila LouenrantaSelf - Juice Leskinen Slam
Jari YliahoSelf - Juice Leskinen Slam
Ismo AlankoSelf - Hassisen Kone
Jussi KinnunenSelf - Hassisen Kone
Reijo HeiskanenSelf - Hassisen Kone
Harri KinnunenSelf - Hassisen Kone
Aku SyrjäSelf - Eppu Normaali
Martti SyrjäSelf - Eppu Normaali
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Pantse SyrjäSelf - Eppu Normaali
Mikko NevalainenSelf - Eppu Normaali
Juha TorvinenSelf - Eppu Normaali
Jukka KulmalaSelf - Man on Ship
Tarja LeskinenSelf
Antti PakarinenSelf - Captain of SS Heinävesi
Tapio VanhataloSelf
Waldemar WalleniusSelf
Pauli HeikkiläSelf - 'Norpparyhmä' (uncredited)
Epe HeleniusSelf (uncredited)
Asmo HurulaSelf - 'Oravaryhmä' (uncredited)
Juho JuntunenSelf - 'Norpparyhmä' (uncredited)
Aki KaurismäkiSelf - Interviewer (uncredited)
Mika KaurismäkiSelf - Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Juha LeinonenSelf - Man on Ship (uncredited)
Anssi TikanmäkiSelf - 'Oravaryhmä' (uncredited)
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