đ Overview:
Year 1977. Punk and new wave rock'n roll has arrived to remote Finland and a bleak small town Oulu where increasingly odd-looking youths began to appear in the street with a message. Their rebellion speaks to VĂ€lde (17). VĂ€lde dreams of joining a rock band and becoming famous. He wants to get drunk for the first time, and to win the love of Pike, the most beautiful girl in the class. When Pike wins the Miss Blue Jeans contest organised by the countryÂŽs leading (and only) pop music magazine Suosikki and takes as her boyfriend the bourgeois Henri Hakala, VĂ€lde puts all his eggs in one basket. He abandons his former self and begins purposefully constructing a new persona for himself. But everything doesnât go as VĂ€lde wanted ⊠The film is based on a novel by Kauko RöyhkĂ€, an author and indie rock musician.
đ” Budget: USD
1,970,000
đ Languages Available:
Finnish
đ Date Released:
2012-08-03
â Running Time:
92 mins
â Vote Average:
6.0
Beloved Cast
VĂ€lde
Mikko Neuvonen
Pike
Sanni Kurkisuo
Sasu
Elias Gould
Mother
Pirkko HÀmÀlÀinen
Ana
P.K. KerÀnen
Kara
Maria YlipÀÀ
Karhila
Olavi Uusivirta
Sasun isÀ
Juha Kukkonen
Heikinoja
Ville Myllyrinne
Katja, Piken sisko
Milja Nieminen
Anki
Misa Lommi
Partanen, "Kaitsu", "Partsu"
Mikko Virtanen
Naapurin poika
Niilo Lahtinen
Naapurin poika
Eero Survo
Henri Hakala
Miro Lopperi
Marja-Leena
Marika HÀkkilÀ
Tipi
Ville Mikkonen
Jussi Ekdahl
Iiro Nurmi
Tiina
Hanna Ollikainen
Kaivola
Waldemar Virtanen
MÀÀttÀ
Jarkko Wilkman
Kurkku
Kalle Lamberg
Ossi
Okko Ahre
Jouko
Esa Pelkonen
Pauli, Flashin kitaristi
Jesper Geitel
Flash/2. kitara
Heikki Pajunen
Flash/basso
Onni Toikka
Flash/rummut
Oula Yli-Perttula
Sasun bÀndi/rummut
Topi Hannula
Sasun bÀndi/basso
Aatu Hokkanen
Piken Àiti
Marika Sampio-Utriainen
Mauno Raappana (voice)
Leo Idman
Hippilaulaja
Hannu Sepponen
Hippityttö
Sarianna Niskala
Haalarityttö Rattorissa
Suzanna Huhtala
Musakaupan myyjÀ
Tapio Somersalmi
Toimittaja Rattorissa
Seppo Noso
Rattorin portsari
Jorma Karhumaa
Rattorin portsari
Seppo Rajaniemi
Ăidin työkaveri
Minna Kuusisto
VĂ€lden esimies
Pekka HyvÀri
Kuusrockin juontaja
DJ Markus
Opettaja
Auli Aho
Laulaja Kuusrockin lavalla
Aija Puurtinen
Schoolmate (uncredited)
Joonas Koivula