

The Saimaa Gesture
1981 Directed by Aki KaurismäkiA 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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Juice Leskinen
....................................................Self - Juice Leskinen Slam
Vesa Sytelä
....................................................Self - Juice Leskinen Slam
Safka Pekkonen
....................................................Self - Juice Leskinen Slam
Petteri Salminen
....................................................Self - Juice Leskinen Slam
Ila Louenranta
....................................................Self - Juice Leskinen Slam
Jari Yliaho
....................................................Self - Juice Leskinen Slam

Ismo Alanko
....................................................Self - Hassisen Kone
Director
...........................................................Aki Kaurismäki
Mika Kaurismäki
Producer
...........................................................Mika Kaurismäki
Aki Kaurismäki
Writer
...........................................................Aki Kaurismäki
Mika Kaurismäki
Original Music Composer
...........................................................Hassisen Kone
Production Companies
...................................................Villealfa Filmproductions
Production Countries
........................................................Finland
Spoken Languages
....................................................suomi
Genres
....................................................Documentary
Music
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