The Saimaa Gesture
7.3
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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Cast
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Juice Leskinen
Self - Juice Leskinen Slam
Also in
The Last Border
Vesa Sytelä
Self - Juice Leskinen Slam
Timo Salminen
Safka Pekkonen
Self - Juice Leskinen Slam
Known for
Shadows in Paradise
Juha
Mika Kaurismaki
Toni Sulzbeck
Petteri Salminen
Self - Juice Leskinen Slam
Olli Varja
Ila Louenranta
Self - Juice Leskinen Slam
Hassisen Kone
Jari Yliaho
Self - Juice Leskinen Slam
Known for
Juha
Ismo Alanko
Self - Hassisen Kone
Also in
Pakanamaan kartta
Laulu
Aki Kaurismäki Director · Mika Kaurismäki Director Hassisen Kone Composer
First release September 11, 1981 · Produced in Finland · Original title Saimaa-Ilmiö
Production
Villealfa Filmproductions
Production
Finland
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Original title
Saimaa-Ilmiö
Original language
Finnish
Spoken on screen
Finnish
Release dates
Finland · September 11, 1981
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
November 6, 2021 · Premiere · Nordische Filmtage Lübeck
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