Perkele! Kuvia Suomesta
1971 Finnish film
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Perkele! Kuvia Suomesta (English: Fuck Off! Images from Finland) is a 1971 Finnish documentary film written and co-directed by Jörn Donner with Jaakko Talaskivi and Erkki Seiro.[1]
Jaakko Talaskivi
Erkki Seiro
Jaakko Talaskivi
| Perkele! Kuvia Suomesta | |
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Original Finnish film poster | |
| Directed by | Jörn Donner Jaakko Talaskivi Erkki Seiro |
| Written by | Jörn Donner |
| Starring | Jörn Donner Jaakko Talaskivi |
| Narrated by | Jörn Donner |
| Cinematography | Heikki Katajisto |
| Edited by | Jörn Donner Jaakko Talaskivi Erkki Seiro |
| Music by | M. A. Numminen |
Production company | FJ-Filmi Oy |
| Distributed by | Finnkino Oy (Finland) |
Release date |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | Finnish |
| Budget | FIM 197,800[1] |
The filmmakers traveled around Finland in 1970, interviewing random citizens and well-known public figures at time. The interviewees talk and express their opinions on, among other things, politics, contemporary phenomena, and their own everyday lives.[2] The visual narrative is punctuated by socially conscious songs composed by M. A. Numminen and written by Jarkko Laine; the songs were compiled into the soundtrack album Perkele! Lauluja Suomesta.[3]
The original version of the film was not approved by the censor board until February 1986. Yle TV1 has previously broadcast a cut version in 1973 and 1996 under the short title Kuvia Suomesta. Swedish television aired an uncut version of the film.[4]
In 2017, Donner directed a sequel, Perkele 2, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Finland's independence.[2]
See also
- List of Finnish films of the 1970s
- Perkele – a Finnish swear word
