Hustlers

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Mikko Leppilampi

Saku

Age : 47 | Popularity : 21%

Antti Luusuaniemi

Ässä

Age : 46 | Popularity : 13%

Pihla Viitala

Anna

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Malla Malmivaara

Rita

Age : 43 | Popularity : 45%

Hennariikka Laaksola

Vilma

Age : N/A | Popularity : 1%

Ville Tiihonen

Alex

Age : 51 | Popularity : 15%

Leo Sjöman

Stefan, "Stefu"

Age : N/A | Popularity : 8%

Eero Ritala

Panu

Age : N/A | Popularity : 27%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Writer	Katri Manninen
Directing	Director	Lauri Nurkse
	Assistant Director	Antti Lahtinen
	Script Supervisor	Sini Hormio
	Second Assistant Director	Kaisa Roover
	Third Assistant Director	Joona Mielonen
Costume & Make-Up	Makeup Designer	Mari Vaalasranta
	Costume Design	Ella Brigatti
Sound	Sound Designer	Vesa Meriläinen
	Foley Artist	Heikki Kossi
	Foley Recordist	Tapio Liukkonen
	Original Music Composer	Pessi Levanto
	Production Sound Mixer	Vesa Meriläinen
	Boom Operator	Tuomas Klaavo
	Sound Editor	Vesa Meriläinen Olli Pärnänen Pekka Karjalainen
	Sound Re-Recording Mixer	Pekka Karjalainen
Editing	Editor	Aleksi Raij
	Colorist	Marko Terävä
	Online Editor	Juuso Selin
Camera	Director of Photography	Henri Blomberg
	First Assistant Camera	Mika Vuorinen Sari Aaltonen
	Second Assistant Camera	Jarkko Liikanen
	Key Grip	Sami Toro
Production	Producer	Jesse Fryckman
	Executive Producer	Jukka Helle Markus Selin
	Production Manager	Essi Suomela
	Casting	Pia Pesonen Tutsa Huuhka Lauri Nurkse Kaisa Roover
	Location Manager	Oula Ikonen
	Production Assistant	Anita Hyppönen
Art	Production Design	Christer Andersson
Lighting	Gaffer	Henry Wacklin
	Lighting Technician	Jari Kairamo Sami Mäntymaa Juha Niska
Crew	Stunt Coordinator	Reijo Kontio
Department	Role	Name

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