When their bootlegging father ends up in jail, four twenty-something brothers need money to pay his debts to local crooks. Next, their 9-year-old half-sister is dumped on their doorstep by ...
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| Mikko Leppilampi | ... | Läde | |
| Laura Birn | ... | Laura | |
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Amanda Pilke | ... | Saara Mäkinen |
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Unto Helo | ... | Timo |
| Timo Lavikainen | ... | Ruho | |
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Jimi Pääkallo | ... | Poju |
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Pekka Valkeejärvi | ... | Erkki 'Ukko' Valtteri Hirvonen |
| Outi Mäenpää | ... | Saara's Mom | |
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Antti Reini | ... | Laura's Boyfriend |
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Antti Virmavirta | ... | Sika |
| Tomi Salmela | ... | Limppu | |
| Sakari Kuosmanen | ... | Lehikoinen | |
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Matti Onnismaa | ... | Mom's Boyfriend |
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Risto Salmi | ... | Liquor Store Vendor |
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Marko Tiusanen | ... | Bailiff |
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When their bootlegging father ends up in jail, four twenty-something brothers need money to pay his debts to local crooks. Next, their 9-year-old half-sister is dumped on their doorstep by her prostitute mother. A karaoke set helps reveal that the little girl is quite a singer, just as a talent contest for children is coming up on national television offering more than enough money to the winner. If only the kid weren't so hopelessly shy... Written by Markku Kuoppamäki
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If you want some serious fun, this is not for you. It is impossible to apply the word serious to this film in any way. This is hilarious fun, but it probably doesn't appeal to foreigners. As a Finn, I laughed my ass off though, so that tears came into my eyes. The tagline said: "You'll laugh. Or cry and laugh", meaning that you will laugh, or you will be compelled to do it. It is a much used Finnish saying, and it was true.
The problem about Finnish films is that they are rarely understood by foreigners. Foreigners seem to have a problem with direct nudity, especially I've heard remarks of masculine nudity. Not one single scene showed nakedness in the way Hollywood films usually do (I will not go into details, you know all about it). But I won't generalise, go and see for yourself. Finnish people just have a very different approach and attitude towards nakedness...
Exaggeration is the key that builds the humour in this film. Saara's song was lovely, but the way it was filmed was really over tragic, making it in fact funny. And sweet. The reveling of the brothers is also very tragicomic. Just like in Pahat pojat or Pitkä, kuuma kesä.