The Saimaa Gesture

IMDb link: 0083022
IMDb rating: 7.3 (638 votes)
Genres: Music, Documentary
Director: Aki Kaurismaki, Mika Kaurismaki
Cast: Juice Leskinen Slam, Eppu Normaali, Hassisen Kone and others

Release date: 11 Sep 1981
Release year: 1981
Runtime: 128 minutes
Country: Finland
Keywords: boat, rock 'n' roll, band, tour, lake, finnish, lake saimaa, rock band, song, cruise

Plot:

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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