The story about the life and career of Pertti 'Spede' Pasanen, it traces the iconic entertainer's most innovative phase of filmmaking. The film sheds light on behind-the-scenes events from the late 1960s to the birth story and popularity of Uuno Turhapuro, and Spede's tireless fight for the entertainment industry against the artistic film circles of the time.
Acting
Riku Nieminen disappears into Spede's manic desperation.
Production
Period-perfect recreation of 1970s Finnish TV chaos.
Writing
Balances myth-making with brutal creative industry truths.
Director
Aleksi Delikouras
Riku Nieminen
Pertti 'Spede' Pasanen
Aku Sipola
Vesa-Matti Loiri
Joonas Nordman
Ere Kokkonen
Mikko Töyssy
Simo Salminen
Jonna Järnefelt
Tuija Leppänen
Minka Kuustonen
Pirjo Pasanen
Lauri Tilkanen
Jukka Virtanen
Antti Tuomas Heikkinen
Reka
Taneli Mäkelä
Eino S. Repo
Teijo Eloranta
Edvin Laine
Matti Ristinen
Mikko Niskanen
Linnea Leino
Kaisa
Elias Keränen
Kriitikko
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Spede essentially invented Finnish commercial cinema; before him, 'Finnish film' meant depressing rural dramas. He made it profitable to be stupid.
The real Vesa-Matti Loiri and Spede had a famously fractured relationship; the film's tension mirrors their actual creative divorce over Uuno's direction.
FI
