Matti: Hell Is for Heroes

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Matti: Hell Is for Heroes

2006

2h 21m

5.5(39 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Overview

Four Olympic gold medals, seven World Championship titles, four World Cup tour championships, and forty six World Cup circuit victories. Once his career as a professional athlete ended however, the other side of his personality emerged into public view in all of its vulgarity. An alcohol dependency, several marriages accompanied by numerous marital problems, petty crime, uncontrolled acts of violence, and greedy hangers-on.

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93 members

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Jasper Pääkkönen

Matti

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Elina Hietala

Taina

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Juha Veijonen

Maisteri

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Peter Franzén

Nick Nevada

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Elina Knihtilä

Mirva

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Kari Hietalahti

Hammer

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Jope Ruonansuu

Oksanen

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Jani Volanen

Nipa

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Jussi Lampi

Jorma Tapio

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Toni Wahlström

Ylianttila

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Matias Hangasmaa

Antti

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Seppo Pääkkönen

Matti's Father

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Maija Junno

Matti's Mother

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Matti Onnismaa

Salmela

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Jarmo Perälä

Mauri

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Andreas af Enehielm

Puikkonen

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Teemu Aromaa

Kojonkoski

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Pekka Laiho

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Turkka Mastomäki

Doctor

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Pekka Huotari

Doctor

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Pekka Autiovuori

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Heikki Nousiainen

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Juho Milonoff

Pertsa

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Sara Melleri

Kati

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Marko Tiusanen

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Jan Nyquist

Jarppa

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Mika Nuojua

Niiranen

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Anu Sinisalo

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Santeri Kinnunen

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Niko Saarela

Jens Weissflog

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Pauliina Hukkanen

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Salla Paajanen

Talk Show-emäntä

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Ilkka Vainio

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Pekka Karhuvaara

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Simo Rantalainen

Rantalainen

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Petteri Ahomaa

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Miisa Hangasmaa

Antti's Mother

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Niki Lahtiperä

Matti as Child

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Simo Ruuskanen

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Lotta Lindroos

Melinda (voice)

Sound

Torsti Spoof

Pertsa's Friend

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Olli Paakkanen

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Anu Kiiveri

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Mari Kasvi

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Markus Selin

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Olli Halonen

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Mikko Niemistö

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Juha Heimonen

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Ida Henriksson

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Enni Tuovinen

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Petri Mäkelä

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Matti Taponen

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Harri Väreluoto

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Pekka Honkanen

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Jarmo Koivu

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Rampe Toivonen

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Juha Salmen

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Vilho Udd

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Seppo Koivula

Police Officer

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Esko Mäkelä

Police Officer

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Kirsi Uskali

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Petri Lönnqvist

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Marko Jokinen

Best Man

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Crew

Juha Pursiainen

Jyry

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Visual Effects

Tuomo Hintikka

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Teemu Heino

Police Officer

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Marko Grek

Police Officer

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Pentti Loikkanen

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Pekka Ylitarvas

Police Officer

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Heikki Tallinen

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Niko Koskinen

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Jukka Jalkanen

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Kari Hakala

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Minna Hänninen

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Harri Blomqvist

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Lauri Sahlstedt

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Markku Haukijärvi

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Pekka Valkeisenmäki

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Jorma Sairanen

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Janne Miettinen

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Ilkka Lehto

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Julius Telivuo

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Maija Kurki

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Silja Liikanen

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Meiju Granholm

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Katja Kettunen

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Pia Tapanainen

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Svetlana Iivonen

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Teemu Aaltonen

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Juha Fransas

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Petri Salonen

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Heini Harjaluoma

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Johanna Laitinen

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