The Saimaa Gesture

Name: The Saimaa Gesture
Director: Aki Kaurismäki
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 1981-09-11
Duration: 128 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Juice Leskinen, Vesa Sytelä, Safka Pekkonen, Petteri Salminen, Ila Louenranta

Original title: Saimaa-Ilmiö

7.0(12)19812h 8mFI

Directed by Aki Kaurismäki

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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