The Saimaa Gesture
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.
Director
Mika Kaurismäki
Languages
Finnish
Status
Released
Who's In It
Ismo Alanko
Self - Hassisen Kone
Martti Syrjä
Self - Eppu Normaali
Asmo Hurula
Self - 'Oravaryhmä' (uncredited)
Aki Kaurismäki
Self - Interviewer (uncredited)
Mika Kaurismäki
Self - Man in Crowd (uncredited)
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