The director Lauri Nurkse tells that Veijarit is a film about "arjensietokyvyttömyys" (= inability to tolerate everyday life) and about the Peter Pan complex. The main actor Mikko Leppilampi says it's about "kolkyttoistavuotiaat" (= thirtyeenagers = people of thirty behaving like teenagers). An immediate reference point is the commedia all'italiana of the 1950s and the 1960s, the black comedy often exposing the infantile stage of development of the Italian male. Saku and Ässä are anti-heroes, but we never fail to sense the humanity behind their shallow and crazy ways. Veijarit is a satire and a parody of a superficial way of life, but there is a vitality in the protagonists that we feel can lead them to a more meaningful stage of existence after the prolonged youth full of sound and fury. There is a motif of transcendence in the imagery of flying: will the balloons carry me or will they burst.
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Writing | Katri Manninen | Writer |
Directing | Lauri Nurkse | Director |
Art | Christer Andersson | Production Design |
Sound | Pessi Levanto | Original Music Composer |
Production | Markus Selin | Executive Producer |
Production | Jukka Helle | Executive Producer |
Costume & Make-Up | Mari Vaalasranta | Makeup Designer |
Camera | Henri Blomberg | Director of Photography |
Editing | Aleksi Raij | Editor |
Production | Jesse Fryckman | Producer |
Sound | Vesa Meriläinen | Sound Designer |
Costume & Make-Up | Ella Brigatti | Costume Design |
Camera | Mika Vuorinen | First Assistant Camera |
Lighting | Henry Wacklin | Gaffer |
Camera | Sami Toro | Key Grip |
Camera | Jarkko Liikanen | Second Assistant Camera |
Directing | Sini Hormio | Script Supervisor |
Lighting | Sami Mäntymaa | Lighting Technician |
Directing | Antti Lahtinen | Assistant Director |
Sound | Tuomas Klaavo | Boom Operator |
Production | Essi Suomela | Production Manager |
Sound | Vesa Meriläinen | Production Sound Mixer |
Lighting | Juha Niska | Lighting Technician |
Camera | Sari Aaltonen | First Assistant Camera |
Lighting | Jari Kairamo | Lighting Technician |
Sound | Pekka Karjalainen | Sound Editor |
Production | Lauri Nurkse | Casting |
Directing | Joona Mielonen | Third Assistant Director |
Sound | Vesa Meriläinen | Sound Editor |
Production | Kaisa Roover | Casting |
Sound | Pekka Karjalainen | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Sound | Olli Pärnänen | Sound Editor |
Production | Tutsa Huuhka | Casting |
Directing | Kaisa Roover | Second Assistant Director |
Production | Pia Pesonen | Casting |
Editing | Marko Terävä | Colorist |
Sound | Heikki Kossi | Foley Artist |
Sound | Tapio Liukkonen | Foley Recordist |
Editing | Juuso Selin | Online Editor |
Crew | Reijo Kontio | Stunt Coordinator |
Production | Anita Hyppönen | Production Assistant |
Production | Oula Ikonen | Location Manager |