The Saimaa Gesture (1981)

2h 8m · 11 Sep 1981

Documentary Music

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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.

Movie ID	15414
Genre	Documentary, Music
Director	Mika Kaurismäki, Aki Kaurismäki
Main cast	Juice Leskinen, Vesa Sytelä, Safka Pekkonen, Petteri Salminen, Ila Louenranta, Jari Yliaho, Ismo Alanko, Jussi Kinnunen
Release date	11 September 1981
Release year	1981
Language	Finnish
Duration	128 min (2h 8m)
Rating	7.0 / 10 (TMDB)
Production house	Villealfa Filmproductions