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The Saimaa Gesture (1981)

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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.

Release Date
September 11, 1981
Runtime
2h 8m
Rating
7.0/10 (12 votes)

Directors: Aki Kaurismäki, Mika Kaurismäki

Cast: Juice Leskinen, Vesa Sytelä, Safka Pekkonen, Petteri Salminen, Ila Louenranta, Jari Yliaho, Ismo Alanko, Jussi Kinnunen

Production: Villealfa Filmproductions
cruise shiprock bandmusic tour
IMDb
Full Cast (28 people)

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The Saimaa Gesture

The Saimaa Gesture

Documentary
Music
7.0
128 min
1981

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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Production Info
StatusReleased
Original LanguageFinnish
Release Date9/11/1981
Director & Writers

Directed by

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Written by

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Produced by

,

Production Companies
Villealfa Filmproductions

Keywords

cruise ship
rock band
music tour

Spoken Languages

Finnish

Production Countries

Finland

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Cast

JL

Juice Leskinen

as Self - Juice Leskinen Slam

VS

Vesa Sytelä

as Self - Juice Leskinen Slam

SP

Safka Pekkonen

as Self - Juice Leskinen Slam

PS

Petteri Salminen

as Self - Juice Leskinen Slam

IL

Ila Louenranta

as Self - Juice Leskinen Slam

JY

Jari Yliaho

as Self - Juice Leskinen Slam

Ismo Alanko

as Self - Hassisen Kone

JK

Jussi Kinnunen

as Self - Hassisen Kone

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Saimaa Gesture about?▾

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 …

How long is The Saimaa Gesture?▾

2h 8m

When was The Saimaa Gesture released?▾

September 11, 1981

Who directed The Saimaa Gesture?▾

Aki Kaurismäki, Mika Kaurismäki

Who stars in The Saimaa Gesture?▾

Juice Leskinen, Vesa Sytelä, Safka Pekkonen

What genre is The Saimaa Gesture?▾

Documentary, Music