THE PUNK SYNDROME
by Jukka Kärkkäinen, Jani-Petteri Passi
synopsis
Finland’s most notorious punk group is called Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät and consists of four members, all with mental health problems. At improvised rehearsals and concerts, Jukka Kärkkäinen and J-P Passi film the private life of these musicians, who scream their pain while remaining perfectly integrated within Finnish society – like a jam session of sound and fury, on the borders of normality.
international title: | The Punk Syndrome |
original title: | Kovasikajuttu |
country: | Finland |
sales agent: | Autlook Filmsales GmbH |
year: | 2012 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Jukka Kärkkäinen, Jani-Petteri Passi |
release date: | FI 04/05/2012 |
screenplay: | Jukka Kärkkäinen, Jani-Petteri Passi, Sami Jahnukainen |
cinematography by: | Jani-Petteri Passi |
film editing: | Riitta Poikselkä |
music: | Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät |
producer: | Lennart Ström |
production: | Mouka Filmi Oy, Film i Skåne, YLE |
backing: | Swedish Film Institute |
distributor: | Buena Vista International Finland |