The Saimaa Gesture
128 mins
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.
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
Jussi Kinnunen
Self - Hassisen Kone
Reijo Heiskanen
Self - Hassisen Kone
Harri Kinnunen
Self - Hassisen Kone
Aku Syrjä
Self - Eppu Normaali
Pantse Syrjä
Self - Eppu Normaali
Mikko Nevalainen
Self - Eppu Normaali
Juha Torvinen
Self - Eppu Normaali
Jukka Kulmala
Self - Man on Ship
Tarja Leskinen
Self
Antti Pakarinen
Self - Captain of SS Heinävesi
Tapio Vanhatalo
Self
Pauli Heikkilä
Self - 'Norpparyhmä' (uncredited)
Epe Helenius
Self (uncredited)
Asmo Hurula
Self - 'Oravaryhmä' (uncredited)
Juho Juntunen
Self - 'Norpparyhmä' (uncredited)
Juha Leinonen
Self - Man on Ship (uncredited)
Anssi Tikanmäki
Self - 'Oravaryhmä' (uncredited)
Hassisen Kone
Original Music Composer
Timo Salminen
Director of Photography
Lasse Naukkarinen
Director of Photography
Toni Sulzbeck
Director of Photography
Juice Leskinen
Original Music Composer
Eppu Normaali
Original Music Composer
Olli Varja
Director of Photography
Veikko Aaltonen
Sound
Mikael Sievers
Sound
Antti Kari
Editor
Mikael Sievers
Sound Editor
Mika Sundqvist
Sound Engineer
Ville Mäkelä
Assistant Camera
Heikki Ortamo
Assistant Camera
Pauli Pentti
Still Photographer
Marjatta Niiranen
Assistant Editor
Pauli Pentti
Location Manager
Tellervo Savela
Script Supervisor