Two mental patients, one gay nurse, and Nazi gold—Finland's unhinged answer to The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.
Psychiatric patient Elmeri knows about the existence of a gold treasure in Finnish Lapland, hidden there by his late father who somehow managed to capture it from withdrawing German troops on the last days of WW2. His openly gay nurse helps him escape from the mental institution, and the two men slowly find their way up north to reach the gold. On their way, the odd couple meets a cavalcade of even odder characters.
Acting
Kummeli troupe's seamless multi-role chaos—four guys playing everyone.
Writing
Gleefully offensive 90s humor that somehow lands tender moments.
Director
Matti Grönberg
Heikki Silvennoinen
Elmeri Hautamäki / Kyrpä Jooseppi
Timo Kahilainen
Dean "Dille" Kaakelberg / Erä-Jorma
Heikki Hela
Janne Petteri Broman
Heikki Vihinen
James "Jönssi" Kaakelberg
Mari Turunen
Rasinkangas
Kari Hietalahti
Kulokoski
Jukka Puotila
Peter North
Vesa-Matti Loiri
Eugen Von Lahtinen
Vesa Vierikko
Joensuulainen uusnatsi Herman Göring
Oiva Lohtander
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
Tapio Liinoja
Isä Aleksei
Tuula Nyman
Lyyli-täti
Kristiina Elstelä
Tyyne-täti
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kummeli dominated Finnish TV comedy in the 90s; this film let them go darker and weirder than sketch format allowed.
The 'Nazi gold in Lapland' premise references real WWII German retreat scorched-earth tactics—Finland's buried history of collaboration and burning.
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