Katsastus (1988) (TV)

Director:

Matti Ijäs

Writers:

Matti Ijäs (screenplay)
Joni Skiftesvik (short story)

Release Date:

1 syyskuu 1988 (Finland)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Viltteri, a balding guy in his thirties living in rural northern Finland, is hopelessly clueless about...

Plot Keywords:

Rural | Responsibility | Road Movie | Marriage | Friendship

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Vesa Vierikko	...	Viltteri
Sulevi Peltola	...	Öövini
Markku Maalismaa	...	Junnu
Kaija Pakarinen	...	Mallu
Taneli Mäkelä	...	Pappi
Tuula Nyman	...	Nakkiakka
Veikko Kerttula	...	Mies tiellä
Taisto Aho
Thomas Backlund
Anna Grönblom
Eeva-Maija Haukinen
Sari Havas
Elina Hoffrén
Jorma Koho
Kari Laiho

Also Known As:

Besiktningen (Finland: Swedish title)

Runtime:

56 min

Country:

Finland

Language:

Finnish | Swedish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Certification:

Finland:S

Filming Locations:

Näränperä, Tornio, Finland

Company:

Yleisradio (YLE)

Soundtrack:

Not Fade Away

Lots of laughs

This is one of the funniest films there is. (Ok, others than Finnish-spoken persons don't understand this film, because it's in Finnish, and I don't think that they have made this with English subtitles.) But as well it's funny, the movie gives a great view of the life of the late 80's in the Lapland of Finland. Vesa Vierikko is absolutely one of the most respected actors in Finland. He does great job as Viltteri, newly-wed guy, whose wife is about to have their first child. Katsastus offers many humorous scenes and it has generated many great lines that are still used in everyday language. I recommend this warmly. If you want to laugh and spend a great hour with real entertainment, watch this!