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Matti: Hell Is for Heroes
Matti: Hell Is for Heroes

Matti: Hell Is for Heroes

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DramaComedy

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Four Olympic gold medals, seven World Championship titles, four World Cup tour championships, and forty six World Cup circuit victories. Once his career as a professional athlete ended however, the other side of his personality emerged into public view in all of its vulgarity. An alcohol dependency, several marriages accompanied by numerous marital problems, petty crime, uncontrolled acts of violence, and greedy hangers-on.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Finnish

Runtime

141 mins

Rating

5.525/10

Release Date

13 January 2006

Country

Finland

Cast

Jasper Pääkkönen

Jasper Pääkkönen

Matti

Elina Hietala

Elina Hietala

Taina

Juha Veijonen

Juha Veijonen

Maisteri

Peter Franzén

Peter Franzén

Nick Nevada

Elina Knihtilä

Elina Knihtilä

Mirva

Kari Hietalahti

Kari Hietalahti

Hammer

Jope Ruonansuu

Jope Ruonansuu

Oksanen

Jani Volanen

Jani Volanen

Nipa

Jussi Lampi

Jussi Lampi

Jorma Tapio

Toni Wahlström

Toni Wahlström

Ylianttila

Matias Hangasmaa

Matias Hangasmaa

Antti

Seppo Pääkkönen

Seppo Pääkkönen

Matti's Father

Maija Junno

Maija Junno

Matti's Mother

Matti Onnismaa

Matti Onnismaa

Salmela

Jarmo Perälä

Jarmo Perälä

Mauri

Andreas af Enehielm

Andreas af Enehielm

Puikkonen

Teemu Aromaa

Teemu Aromaa

Kojonkoski

Pekka Laiho

Pekka Laiho

Turkka Mastomäki

Turkka Mastomäki

Doctor

Pekka Huotari

Pekka Huotari

Doctor

Pekka Autiovuori

Pekka Autiovuori

Heikki Nousiainen

Heikki Nousiainen

Juho Milonoff

Juho Milonoff

Pertsa

Sara Melleri

Sara Melleri

Kati

Marko Tiusanen

Marko Tiusanen

Jan-Peter Nyquist

Jan-Peter Nyquist

Jarppa

Mika Nuojua

Mika Nuojua

Niiranen

Anu Sinisalo

Anu Sinisalo

Santeri Kinnunen

Santeri Kinnunen

Niko Saarela

Niko Saarela

Jens Weissflog

Pauliina Hukkanen

Pauliina Hukkanen

Salla Paajanen

Salla Paajanen

Talk Show-emäntä

Ilkka Vainio

Ilkka Vainio

Pekka Karhuvaara

Pekka Karhuvaara

Simo Rantalainen

Simo Rantalainen

Rantalainen

Petteri Ahomaa

Petteri Ahomaa

Miisa Hangasmaa

Miisa Hangasmaa

Antti's Mother

Niki Lahtiperä

Niki Lahtiperä

Matti as Child

Simo Ruuskanen

Simo Ruuskanen

Lotta Lindroos

Lotta Lindroos

Melinda (voice)

Torsti Spoof

Torsti Spoof

Pertsa's Friend

Olli Paakkanen

Olli Paakkanen

Anu Kiiveri

Anu Kiiveri

Mari Kasvi

Mari Kasvi

Markus Selin

Markus Selin

Olli Halonen

Olli Halonen

Mikko Niemistö

Mikko Niemistö

Juha Heimonen

Juha Heimonen

Ida Henriksson

Ida Henriksson

Enni Tuovinen

Enni Tuovinen

Petri Mäkelä

Petri Mäkelä

Matti Taponen

Matti Taponen

Harri Väreluoto

Harri Väreluoto

Pekka Honkanen

Pekka Honkanen

Jarmo Koivu

Jarmo Koivu

Rampe Toivonen

Rampe Toivonen

Juha Salmen

Juha Salmen

Vilho Udd

Vilho Udd

Seppo Koivula

Seppo Koivula

Police Officer

Esko Mäkelä

Esko Mäkelä

Police Officer

Kirsi Uskali

Kirsi Uskali

Petri Lönnqvist

Petri Lönnqvist

Marko Jokinen

Marko Jokinen

Best Man

Juha Pursiainen

Juha Pursiainen

Jyry

Tuomo Hintikka

Tuomo Hintikka

Teemu Heino

Teemu Heino

Police Officer

Marko Grek

Marko Grek

Police Officer

Pentti Loikkanen

Pentti Loikkanen

Pekka Ylitarvas

Pekka Ylitarvas

Police Officer

Heikki Tallinen

Heikki Tallinen

Niko Koskinen

Niko Koskinen

Jukka Jalkanen

Jukka Jalkanen

Kari Hakala

Kari Hakala

Minna Hänninen

Minna Hänninen

Harri Blomqvist

Harri Blomqvist

Lauri Sahlstedt

Lauri Sahlstedt

Markku Haukijärvi

Markku Haukijärvi

Pekka Valkeisenmäki

Pekka Valkeisenmäki

Jorma Sairanen

Jorma Sairanen

Janne Miettinen

Janne Miettinen

Ilkka Lehto

Ilkka Lehto

Julius Telivuo

Julius Telivuo

Maija Kurki

Maija Kurki

Silja Liikanen

Silja Liikanen

Meiju Granholm

Meiju Granholm

Katja Kettunen

Katja Kettunen

Pia Tapanainen

Pia Tapanainen

Svetlana Iivonen

Svetlana Iivonen

Teemu Aaltonen

Teemu Aaltonen

Juha Fransas

Juha Fransas

Petri Salonen

Petri Salonen

Heini Harjaluoma

Heini Harjaluoma

Johanna Laitinen

Johanna Laitinen

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