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.
The Saimaa Gesture (1981)
Aki Kaurismäki
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Countries
Finland
Ratings
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7.0/10
12 votes
Rating consensus
70/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~70/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
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
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The Saimaa Gesture (1981)
Aki Kaurismäki
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