Hustlers (2010)
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.
Director: Lauri Nurkse
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Mikko Leppilampi as Saku |
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Antti Luusuaniemi as Ässä |
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Pihla Viitala as Anna |
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Malla Malmivaara as Rita |
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Hennariikka Laaksola as Vilma |
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Ville Tiihonen as Alex |
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Leo Sjöman as Stefan, "Stefu" |
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Eero Ritala as Panu |
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Sonya Lindfors as Eerika |
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Juuso Syrjä as Pate |
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Nelly Kärkkäinen as Miia |
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Kalle Salonen as Patrick |
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Ada Kukkonen as Mira |
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Pia Andersson as Sari Möttölä, "Cheryl Lamour" |
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Milka Ahlroth as Arja |
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Elias Lahtinen as Pikku-Saku |
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Nooa Poropudas as Pikku-Ässä |
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Marja Hintikka as Naistoimittaja |
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Heli Kajo as Televisiotoimittaja |
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Mike Pohjola as Goottikundi |
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Oskari Sipola as Nörttikundi |
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Tuulikki Heinonen as Sauvakävelijämummeli |
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Heikki Paasonen as Self |
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Melli Maikkula as Vegaanimimmi |
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Antti Pesonen as Rapajuoppo |
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Jesse Fryckman as Polttarivieras |
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Jaajo Linnonmaa as Polttarivieras |
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Suvi Pitkänen as Babes DJ |
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Niina Hämäläinen as Babes DJ |
| Directing | Lauri Nurkse | Director |
| Writing | Katri Manninen | Writer |
| Art | Christer Andersson | Production Design |
| Sound | Pessi Levanto | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mari Vaalasranta | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ella Brigatti | Costume Design |
| Sound | Vesa Meriläinen | Sound Designer |
| Editing | Aleksi Raij | Editor |
| Camera | Henri Blomberg | Director of Photography |
| Production | Jesse Fryckman | Producer |
| Production | Jukka Helle | Executive Producer |
| Production | Markus Selin | Executive Producer |
| Lighting | Henry Wacklin | Gaffer |
| Production | Essi Suomela | Production Manager |
| Directing | Antti Lahtinen | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Mika Vuorinen | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Sari Aaltonen | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Jarkko Liikanen | Second Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Sini Hormio | Script Supervisor |
| Lighting | Jari Kairamo | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Sami Mäntymaa | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Juha Niska | Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Sami Toro | Key Grip |
| Sound | Vesa Meriläinen | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Tuomas Klaavo | Boom Operator |
| Directing | Kaisa Roover | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Joona Mielonen | Third Assistant Director |
| Sound | Vesa Meriläinen | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Olli Pärnänen | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Pekka Karjalainen | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Pekka Karjalainen | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Pia Pesonen | Casting |
| Production | Tutsa Huuhka | Casting |
| Production | Lauri Nurkse | Casting |
| Production | Kaisa Roover | Casting |
| Editing | Marko Terävä | Colorist |
| Sound | Heikki Kossi | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Tapio Liukkonen | Foley Recordist |
| Editing | Juuso Selin | Online Editor |
| Crew | Reijo Kontio | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Anita Hyppönen | Production Assistant |
| Production | Oula Ikonen | Location Manager |
