King of hearts
Film about the life of Kari Tapio
The film is a story of larger-than-life love, the pursuit of dreams and the fight against the music business machine. It is about overcoming oneself and life's disappointments. But above all, this film is a story of survival. At the heart of it all is a shy boy who eventually grew up to become Kari Tapio, the interpreter of emotions known to the whole nation.
ROLES INCLUDE:
Kari Tapio – MATTI RISTINEN
Pia Viheriävaara – TIINA LYMI
young Kari – TATU SINISALO
young Pia – TALVIKKI EEROLA
Danny – IIKKA FORSS
Ilkka Vainio – ILKKA HEISKANEN
Toivo Kärki – AAKE KALLIALA
Reijo Taipale – JONI LEPONIEMI
Fredi – MIKKO TÖYSSY
Veikko Samuli – MIKKO KOUKI
Chrisse Johansson – JOANNA HAARTTI
Pussinen – SAKARI KUOSMANEN
PREMIERE IN FINLAND
13.9.2019
DURATION
113 min
RATED FOR AGE
12+
DIRECTOR
Aleksi Mäkelä
PRODUCERS
Markus Selin and Jukka Helle
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Joona Jalkanen
SCRIPT
Marko Leino and Tomi Tuikkala
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Pini Hellstedt F.S.C.
SET DESIGN
Pirjo Rossi
COSTUME DESIGN
Anu Pirilä
MAKE-UP DESIGN
Laura Rantaniemi
SOUND DESIGN
Jyrki Rahkonen
MUSIC
Lasse Sakara and Kalle Chydenius
EDITOR
Kimmo Taavila
TV RIGHTS
MTV3
DISTRIBUTION
Nordisk Film


