The Saimaa Gesture
Original title: Saimaa-Ilmiö
- 1981
- 2h 8m
★ 7.0 TMDB Rating · 12 votes
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.
- Director
- Mika Kaurismäki , Aki Kaurismäki
- Release date
- Sep 11, 1981
- Original language
- Finnish
- Origin
- Finland
Cast of The Saimaa Gesture
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
The Saimaa Gesture release dates by country
World premiere: Nov 6, 2021 (Nordische Filmtage Lübeck)
| Country | In cinemas | Digital | Age rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | Sep 11, 1981 | — | — |
Digital = first release online to rent, buy or stream. Dates as reported to TMDB.
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