The life of Rauli "Badding" Somerjoki, a Finnish singer.
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Janne Reinikainen
Rauli 'Badding' Somerjoki
Karoliina Blackburn
Mari
Peter Franzén
Ossi
Puntti Valtonen
Arto Molander, "Arde"
Ilkka Koivula
Albert Hilton
Pertti Koivula
Frans Hilton, ent. Kalevi
Vappu Jurkka
Baddingin äiti
Hannu Virolainen
Yli-Laakio, lionsklubin mies
Jenni Rautawaara
Viettelijätär hiekkarannalla
Orvokki Mäkinen
Naapurin mummo
Doom Island is a personal perspective on Martin's life and autism and schizophrenia from the inside, in a language we can all understand: film. Viewers join Martin when he began film making using Rick Schmidt's book in 1988 and along the way see Martin experience love, grief, and try to figure out existential meaning through the unique perspectives afforded by autism and psychosis, and even join him on a journey to Switzerland to visit a mysterious nuclear physics research laboratory, where the God Particle was discovered. "One of my favorite indie works, beautifully made, original, and as perfectly personal as it gets." Rick Schmidt author of 'Feature Filmmaking at Used Car Prices: How to Write, Produce, Direct, Film, Edit and Promote a Feature-Length Film for Less Than $10,000.'
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