Matti (2006)

Director:

Aleksi Mäkelä

Writer:

Marko Leino (written by)

Release Date:

13 January 2006 (Finland)

Genre:

Biography | Comedy | Drama

Plot Keywords:

Stripper | Male Stripper | Alcohol | Bad Friend | Husband Wife Relationship

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

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

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)

Runtime:

135 min | 130 min

Country:

Finland

Language:

Finnish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-11 (re-rating) | Finland:K-15 (original rating) | Norway:11 | Sweden:11

Filming Locations:

Hanko, Finland

Company:

Mainostelevisio (MTV3)

Trivia:

Best grossing Finnish film of 2006.

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.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Se on Matti - dokumentti elokuvan teosta (2006) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Bodya, sporttia, tsemppistä

selin does it again....

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.