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 |
