CinemaOSMovie · 2010 · 1h 44m

Hustlers

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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.

Directed byLauri Nurkse

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 44m
Language
FI
Released
December 25, 2010
Studios
Bronson Club

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Mikko Leppilampi

Mikko Leppilampi

Saku

Antti Luusuaniemi

Antti Luusuaniemi

Ässä

Pihla Viitala

Pihla Viitala

Anna

Malla Malmivaara

Malla Malmivaara

Rita

Hennariikka Laaksola

Vilma

Ville Tiihonen

Ville Tiihonen

Alex

Leo Sjöman

Leo Sjöman

Stefan, "Stefu"

Eero Ritala

Eero Ritala

Panu

Sonya Lindfors

Sonya Lindfors

Eerika

Juuso Syrjä

Juuso Syrjä

Pate

Creative team
Directed by
Lauri Nurkse
Written by
Katri Manninen
Produced by
Jesse Fryckman
Jesse Fryckman

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