MATTI: HELL IS FOR HEROES
synopsis
The famous ski-jumper Matti Nykänen won everything possible during his career: 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.
international title: | Matti: Hell Is for Heroes |
original title: | Matti |
country: | Finland |
year: | 2006 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Aleksi Mäkelä |
film run: | 130' |
release date: | FI 13/01/2006, EE 27/01/2006, NO 31/03/2006, SE 12/04/2006 |
screenplay: | Marko Leino |
cast: | Jasper Pääkkönen, Elina Hietala, Elina Knihtilä, Juha Veijonen, Peter Franzén |
cinematography by: | Pini Hellstedt |
film editing: | Tiina Kaukanen |
music: | Tuomas Kantelinen |
producer: | Markus Selin |
production: | Solar Films Inc. Oy, Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (FI) |
backing: | Finnish Film Foundation, Nordic Film & TV Fund, Media Program |
distributor: | Buena Vista International Finland |