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4.7/10 • 17

2010-12-251h 44m

ComedyDrama

The director Lauri Nurkse tells that Veijarit is a film about "arjensietokyvyttömyys" (= inability to tolerate everyday life) and about the Peter Pan complex. The main actor Mikko Leppilampi says it's about "kolkyttoistavuotiaat" (= thirtyeenagers = people of thirty behaving like teenagers). An immediate reference point is the commedia all'italiana of the 1950s and the 1960s, the black comedy often exposing the infantile stage of development of the Italian male. Saku and Ässä are anti-heroes, but we never fail to sense the humanity behind their shallow and crazy ways. Veijarit is a satire and a parody of a superficial way of life, but there is a vitality in the protagonists that we feel can lead them to a more meaningful stage of existence after the prolonged youth full of sound and fury. There is a motif of transcendence in the imagery of flying: will the balloons carry me or will they burst.

Directors
Lauri Nurkse
Writters
Katri Manninen
Editors
Katri Manninen, Aleksi Raij

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Mikko Leppilampi

    Mikko Leppilampi

    Saku

  2. Antti Luusuaniemi

    Antti Luusuaniemi

    Ässä

  3. Pihla Viitala

    Pihla Viitala

    Anna

  4. Malla Malmivaara

    Malla Malmivaara

    Rita

  5. Hennariikka Laaksola

    Hennariikka Laaksola

    Vilma

  6. Ville Tiihonen

    Ville Tiihonen

    Alex

  7. Leo Sjöman

    Leo Sjöman

    Stefan, "Stefu"

  8. Eero Ritala

    Eero Ritala

    Panu

  9. Sonya Lindfors

    Sonya Lindfors

    Eerika

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    Status
    Released
    Original Language
    Finnish
    Budget
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    Keywords
    neo-noir