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 |
Sound | Vesa Meriläinen | Sound Designer |
Production | Markus Selin | Executive Producer |
Costume & Make-Up | Ella Brigatti | Costume Design |
Camera | Henri Blomberg | Director of Photography |
Production | Jesse Fryckman | Producer |
Costume & Make-Up | Mari Vaalasranta | Makeup Designer |
Editing | Aleksi Raij | Editor |
Production | Jukka Helle | Executive Producer |
Directing | Sini Hormio | Script Supervisor |
Lighting | Juha Niska | Lighting Technician |
Sound | Vesa Meriläinen | Production Sound Mixer |
Sound | Tuomas Klaavo | Boom Operator |
Camera | Sami Toro | Key Grip |
Camera | Mika Vuorinen | First Assistant Camera |
Camera | Jarkko Liikanen | Second Assistant Camera |
Lighting | Jari Kairamo | Lighting Technician |
Lighting | Henry Wacklin | Gaffer |
Directing | Antti Lahtinen | Assistant Director |
Lighting | Sami Mäntymaa | Lighting Technician |
Sound | Pekka Karjalainen | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Production | Kaisa Roover | Casting |
Directing | Kaisa Roover | Second Assistant Director |
Production | Pia Pesonen | Casting |
Directing | Joona Mielonen | Third Assistant Director |
Sound | Pekka Karjalainen | Sound Editor |
Production | Essi Suomela | Production Manager |
Sound | Vesa Meriläinen | Sound Editor |
Production | Tutsa Huuhka | Casting |
Production | Lauri Nurkse | Casting |
Camera | Sari Aaltonen | First Assistant Camera |
Editing | Marko Terävä | Colorist |
Sound | Olli Pärnänen | Sound Editor |
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 |