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Director:
Aleksi Mäkelä
Writer:
Marko Leino (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
13 January 2006 (Finland) more
Genre:
Biography | Comedy | Drama more
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
2 nominations more
User Comments:
selin does it again.... more (7 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)

Jasper Pääkkönen ... Matti
Elina Hietala ... Taina
Juha Veijonen ... Maisteri

Peter Franzén ... Nick Nevada
Elina Knihtilä ... Mirva

Kari Hietalahti ... Hammer
Jope Ruonansuu ... Oksanen
Jani Volanen ... Nipa
Jussi Lampi ... Jorma Tapio
Toni Wahlström ... Ylianttila
Matias Hangasmaa ... Antti
Seppo Pääkkönen ... Matin isä
Maija Junno ... Matin äiti
Matti Onnismaa ... Salmela
Jarmo Perälä ... Mauri
Andreas af Enehjelm ... Puikkonen
Teemu Aromaa ... Kojonkoski
Pekka Laiho ... Mayor
Turkka Mastomäki ... Sports physician
Pekka Huotari ... Hiihtoliiton lääkäri
Pekka Autiovuori ... Urheilumuseon johtaja
Heikki Nousiainen ... Chairman of Ski Association
Juho Milonoff ... Pertsa
Sara Melleri ... Kati
Marko Tiusanen ... Priest
Jan Nyqvist ... Jarppa (as Jan Nyquist)
Mika Nuojua ... Niiranen
Tero Jartti ... Principal
Anu Sinisalo ... Naistenlehden toimittaja
Santeri Kinnunen ... Reporter at airport

Niko Saarela ... Baarimikko / Jens Weissflog
Pauliina Hukkanen ... Stewardess
Salla Paajanen ... Talk Show-emäntä
Ile Vainio ... Boss of record company
Pekka Karhuvaara ... Talk show-isäntä
Simo Rantalainen ... Rantalainen
Petteri Ahomaa ... Sports reporter
Hannu-Pekka Hänninen ... Sports reporter
Miisa Hangasmaa ... Antti's mother
Niki Lahtiperä ... Matti as child
Simo Ruuskanen ... Radio reporter
Lotta Lindroos ... Melinda (voice)
Torsti Spoof ... Pertsan kaveri
Olli Paakkanen ... Ambulanceman
Anu Kiiveri ... Gogo-girl
Mari Kasvi ... Gogo-girl
Markus Selin ... Stagemanager
Olli Halonen ... Mäkihyppääjä
Mikko Niemistö ... Mäkihyppääjä
Juha Heimonen ... Mäkihyppääjä
Ida Henriksson ... German girl
Enni Tuovinen ... German girl
Matti Taponen ... Hiihtoliiton hallituksen jäsen
Harri Väreluoto ... Hiihtoliiton hallituksen jäsen
Pekka Honkanen ... Hiihtoliiton hallituksen jäsen
Jarmo Koivu ... Hiihtoliiton hallituksen jäsen
Rampe Toivonen ... Hiihtoliiton hallituksen jäsen
Juha Salmen ... Hiihtojoukkueen huoltaja
Vilho Udd ... Provider of Ski Association
Seppo Koivula ... Police officer in living room
Esko Mäkelä ... Police officer in living room
Kirsi Uskali ... Mayor's wife
Petri Lönnqvist ... Bus driver
Marko Jokinen ... Bestman
Juha Pursiainen ... Jyry
Tuomo Hintikka ... Mies - joka heittää Jyryn ulos
Teemu Heino ... Poliisi urheiluopistolla
Marko Grek ... Poliisi urheiluopistolla
Pentti Loikkanen ... Guard
Pekka Ylitarvas ... Police officer in jail
Heikki Tallinen ... Oksasen ovimies
Niko Koskinen ... Oksasen ovimies
Jukka Jalkanen ... Hotell security man
Kari Hakala ... Hotell security man
Minna Hänninen ... Reporter of gossip magazine
Harri Blomqvist ... Photographer
Lauri Sahlstedt ... Taxidriver of Jorma Tapio
Markku Haukijärvi ... Interviewer by hillside
Pekka Valkeisenmäki ... Cameraman
Jorma Sairanen ... Matin asianajaja
Janne Miettinen ... Naistenlehden kuvaaja
Ilkka Lehto ... Ruotsalainen mäkimies
Julius Telivuo ... Swedish
Maija Kurki ... Girl in gig bus
Silja Liikanen ... Girl in gig bus
Meiju Granholm ... Girl on gig
Katja Kettunen ... Girl on gig
Pia Tapanainen ... Girl on gig
Svetlana Iivonen ... Erotic dancer
Teemu Aaltonen ... Bouncer
Juha Fransas ... Mirvan asianajaja
Petri Salonen ... Matin asianajaja
Heini Harjaluoma ... Tit bar girl
Johanna Laitinen ... Tit bar girl
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Harri Lajunen ... Extra
Katriina Nuottimäki ... Fan in concert (uncredited)
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Directed by
Aleksi Mäkelä 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Marko Leino  written by

Produced by
Jukka Helle .... executive producer
Jukka Kujala .... post-production producer
Jussi Lepistö .... marketing producer
Markus Selin .... producer
 
Original Music by
Tuomas Kantelinen 
 
Cinematography by
Pini Hellstedt 
 
Film Editing by
Kimmo Taavila 
 
Casting by
Tutsa Paananen  (as Tutsa Virtanen)
Pia Pesonen 
 
Costume Design by
Tiina Kaukanen 
 
Makeup Department
Zoe Burtsow .... wig maker (as Zoe Burtzow)
Juhana Hellamaa .... hair stylist (as Juhana Hellanmaa)
Tiia Jokivalli .... hair stylist
Jani Räisänen .... hair stylist
Muru Ritala .... assistant makeup artist
Mari Vaalasranta .... makeup artist
Riikka Virtanen .... wig maker
 
Production Management
Sirkka Rautiainen .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Saara Kankaanpää .... second assistant director
Jouni Mutanen .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Maisu Anttonen .... painter (as Maisu Valo)
Jussi Halonen .... set designer
Simo Koivuniemi .... set builder
Markku Laukkonen .... set builder
Vilma Levonmaa .... property master: second unit (as Wilma Levonmaa)
Antti Määttänen .... assistant property master
Jussi Maula .... poster designer
Petri Neuvonen .... set designer
Ari Nieminen .... set builder
Esa Paajamaa .... set builder
Anssi Pennanen .... props
Sirkka Rautiainen .... property master: second unit
Kimi Seppänen .... property master
Simo Sulva .... set builder
Heli Suono .... props trainee
Antti Tuunanen .... carpenter
Juha Yrttimaa .... set builder
 
Sound Department
Jukka Åkerman .... sound assistant
Svante Forsbäck .... dialogue mastering (as Svante Torsbäck)
Heikki Kossi .... foley artist
Mika Niinimaa .... foley effects
Olli Pärnänen .... sound mixer
Jyrki Rahkonen .... sound recordist
Jyrki Rahkonen .... sound
Sami Sarhamaa .... sound editor
Santtu Sierilä .... boom operator (as Santtu Sierillä)
Ilkka Väisänen .... boom operator
 
Visual Effects by
Antti Hämäläinen .... digital artist
Tuomo Hintikka .... digital artist
Tuomo Hintikka .... visual effects supervisor
Panu Kujala .... digital artist
Petteri Linnus .... digital artist
Mika Rantala .... digital artist
Juuso Selin .... digital artist
Tommi Tissari .... digital artist
 
Stunts
Eero Mäkipää .... stunts: ski jumping
Esa Muittari .... stunts
Kari Pesonen .... stunts: ski jumping
Juha Pursiainen .... stunt coordinator
Veijo Stranden .... stunts: ski jumping
Anssi Tawast .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Jan Granström .... first assistant camera
Sanna Hedström .... still photographer
Lina Kamb .... video assistant
Petri Kiljunen .... second assistant camera
Kosti Lehikoinen .... grip assistant
Jani Lehtinen .... gaffer
Sami Mäntymaa .... lighting technician
Harri Naarajärvi .... key grip
Tapio Paananen .... video assistant
Kalle Penttilä .... best boy
Riku Roimu .... lighting technician
Konsta Sohlberg .... cinematographer: second unit
Konsta Sohlberg .... lighting technician
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sanna Hannuksela .... assistant costume designer
Kata Launonen .... assistant costume designer
Kata Launonen .... costumer assistant
 
Editorial Department
Petteri Linnus .... on-line editor
Marko Seppä .... assistant editor
Sarri Seppä .... assistant editor
Marko Terävä .... color grader
 
Music Department
Alexandr Dmitriev .... conductor
Kustaa Kantelinen .... composer: additional music
Roosa Toivonen .... assistant to composer
 
Other crew
Pasi Ahonen .... ski jumper: Lahti
Stephen Chaloff .... chef
Tommi Gröhn .... film printing
Sanna Hannuksela .... caterer
Sanna Hedström .... script supervisor
Tommi Huoponen .... caterer
Emppu Karhu .... ski jumper: Lahti
Jarmo Karhu .... ski jumper coach: Lahti
Janne Kokkonen .... chef
Pentti Kokkonen .... ski jumper coach: Lahti
Mikael Kuhlberg .... ski jumper: Jyväskylä
Timo Kuhlberg .... ski jumper coach: Jyväskylä
Akseli Lajunen .... ski jumper: Jyväskylä
Vilma Levonmaa .... runner (as Wilma Levonmaa)
Pertti Matilainen .... helicopter pilot
Taru Meriläinen .... caterer
Olli Nieminen .... ski jumper: Lahti
Janne Nordman .... ski jumper: Lahti
Juha Pursiainen .... assistant to director
Petri Rönkä .... stand-in: Seppo Pääkkönen
Saku Salminen .... ski jumper: Lahti
Kimi Seppänen .... location manager
Saija Tiitinen .... production secretary
Rampe Toivonen .... chief publicist
Ville Vaaranmaa .... ski jumper: Lahti
Kirsi Willberg .... financial assistant
 
Thanks
Kimi Aalto .... thanks
Eeva-Helena Jokitaipale .... thanks
Jarmo Jussila .... thanks
Kari Mikkola .... thanks
Wille Niinistö .... thanks
Anna Pesonen .... thanks
Karolina Puntanen .... thanks
Riku Räsänen .... thanks
Jussi Suvanto .... thanks
Jussi Unkila .... thanks
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Matti (Finland: Swedish title)
Matti - elämä on ihmisen parasta aikaa (Finland) (promotional title)
Matti Nykänen (Finland) (working title)
Matti: Hell Is for Heroes (International: English title)
Matis - pragaro didvyris (Lithuania) [lt]
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Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
135 min | 130 min
Country:
Finland
Language:
Finnish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Finland:K-11 (re-rating) | Finland:K-15 (original rating) | Norway:11 | Sweden:11
Filming Locations:
Hanko, Finland more
Company:
Mainostelevisio (MTV3) more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Seppo Pääkkönen (who plays Matti's father) is a real-life father of Jasper Pääkkönen (who plays Matti). more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: When Matti is entering his gold medal party in City Hall of Jyvaskyla, visible in the background is a bridge over lake Jyvasjarvi. This bridge was built much later. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Se on Matti - dokumentti elokuvan teosta (2006) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Yllätysten yö more

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21 out of 46 people found the following comment useful.
selin does it again...., 15 January 2006
8/10
Author: Ms_Black from Finland

when i first went to see this movie i was waiting for it to stink big time.i was surprised when i noticed that the movie was actually heartbreaking and funny at the same time.Jasper Pääkkönen did an excellent job playing Matti nykänen.what annoys me is that the only reason they did this movie is because of money.they were obviously hoping that it will be the same kind of success like pahat pojat.Selin has only done one movie that i liked and that was paha maa.is it just me or do they use jasper a lot in their films?the movie isn't very deep ,it just shows us the side of Matti , that we have learned from the pages of "seiska" and "katso".i would have liked to see more skijumping but still everyone has to admit that this movie could have been so much worse.i sort of think that it is a story about being finnish:we are strong ,we eat sausages,we drink beer and sometimes we make mistakes.in the end i have to congratulate selin about the fact that i finally feel somekind of sympathy towards Matti , even if the movie is only fiction.you realise that people have manipulated Matti his whole life.my final conclusion is that this has to be the most tragic story that finland has ever seen.

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