Matti: Hell Is for Heroes

Jan 13, 2006

2h 21m

★ 5.5

Overview

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. An alcohol dependency, several marriages accompanied by numerous marital problems, petty crime, uncontrolled acts of violence, and greedy hangers-on.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

Solar Films

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Cast

Matti

Jasper Pääkkönen

Taina

Elina Hietala

Maisteri

Juha Veijonen

Nick Nevada

Peter Franzén

Mirva

Elina Knihtilä

Hammer

Kari Hietalahti

Oksanen

Jope Ruonansuu

Nipa

Jani Volanen

Jorma Tapio

Jussi Lampi

Ylianttila

Toni Wahlström

Antti

Matias Hangasmaa

Matti's Father

Seppo Pääkkönen

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