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Kari Väänänen

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Director Kari Väänänen Composer Iiro Rantala Cast Martti Suosalo, Janne Hyytiäinen, Matti Onnismaa, Pertti Sveholm
Edition 2001
80' - 2001 - Drama, Comedy - Dialogue: Finnish
A hilarious story based on a best-selling novel by Finnish author Kari Hotakainen. The main character is the writer himself. Praised by critics but shunned by the book-buying public, he is asked by his publisher to write a self-revealing diary of his early years as a writer. Desperate attempts to find inspiration to write this hoped-for best-seller throw Hotakainen into a world of fast cars. A disagreement over the ownership of a certain Alfa Romeo 75 Twin Spark between a used car salesman, an unemployed roughneck and a writer desperately seeking fame finds resolution in a police chase broadcast live on Finnish television from the motorway; the last bastion of real men in their overly-powerful cars.

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Credits

Directors

Kari Väänänen

Composers

Iiro Rantala

Cast

Martti Suosalo, Janne Hyytiäinen, Matti Onnismaa, Pertti Sveholm

Scenario

Kari Väänänen

Director of Photography

Timo Salminen

Editors

Timo Linnasalo

Producers

Ilkka Mertsola

More info

Dialogue

Finnish

Countries of production

Finland

Year

2001