Village People

The President is coming – People go nuts! “Berries grow faster, animals bow, the sick are healed, the poor get wealthy and women conceive. All dreams come true where Kekkonen treads.”

Urho Kaleva Kekkonen, the long-time president of the Republic of Finland, is scheduled to visit Alli’s Bar on his way to northern Finland. He is blindly worshiped and the nearer the visit draws, the more envy, competition and dirty tricks we see in a small town. No one is spared the brutality!

A drama movie, based on the short story “Alli’s Bar”, in the novel “Urho Kekkonen Straße”, by Pia Pesonen.

“I’m so dying in here. Where can I complain?”

SELECTED CAST
Sylvi WILMA ROSENQVIST
Alli MERJA LARIVAARA
Maija Kellinsalmi MARJAANA MAIJALA
Martti Kellinsalmi KONSTA MÄKELÄ
Liisa MIINA TURUNEN
Fanni MARJA MYLLYLÄ
Jussi ILMARI JÄRVENPÄÄ
Pharmacist TOMI SALMELA
Antero TEIJO ELORANTA
Olavi AAKE KALLIALA
Anneli JUKKA PUOTILA
Kaarin-Anne KRISTIINA ELSTELÄ
Promiscuous lady JAANA SAARINEN
Sinikka IINA KUUSTONEN
Veteran brother JUHA HURME

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PREMIERE
16.8.2013

DIRECTOR
Marja Pyykkö

PRODUCERS
Jukka Helle, Markus Selin

PRODUCTION MANAGER
Hanna Virolainen

SCREENWRITERS
Elias Koskimies

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Konsta Sohlberg

PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Sattva-Hanna Toiviainen

COSTUME DESIGNER
Tiina Kaukanen

SOUND
Panu Riikonen

MUSIC
Antti Lehtinen

FILM EDITOR
Mikko Sippola

2.35:1 / 85 min / K12