

Towards the Day of Doom
2014-02-19 · 105 min · ★ 5.4
Four stories about Finnish life intersect. In the first one, drum artist Monkki Mähönen arrives for a renovation job at his old band mate's summer villa. Second story revolves around wannabe motorcycle gang and its leader Jouni who are being humiliated at a village shop. Thirdly in the 1960s, a star reporter Erkki "Likasanko" Sysimetsä starts writing a once in a lifetime story about the womanizing of Arvo Hakala, a pipe organ repair man. In the fourth story, a fantasy and sci-fi film director Kurt "Kurre" von Riikonen is looking for financing of his upcoming movie Excalibur IV with catastrophic consequences.
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- Directors
- Aleksi Mäkelä
- Production companies
- Nummela Filmi, Porkkana Ryhmä
- Countries
- Finland
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Timo KahilainenGerhard Rihmakallo / Jouni Hirvi / Yrjö Kortesmäki / Thomas / John Excalibur
Heikki SilvennoinenMonkki Mähönen / Antti / Arvo Hakala / Hesekiel Toukka / Make / Barock / Bill Excalibur
Heikki HelaTomi / Risto / Erkki "Likasanko" Sysimetsä / Jeremias Toukka / Ivan Draco
Heikki VihinenDavid Foster / Jarmo / Baarimikko / Metusalem Toukka / Otto Luger-Parabellum / Kannibaalien johtaja
Ville MyllyrinneKurre von Riikonen
Jussi VatanenJulle Rekola
Aake KallialaIsaskar Toukka
Jukka RasilaSakari Äes
Kaisa HelaHeidi Hunajamäki / Stina
Tom PöystiKalle Mörtfelt
Kari HietalahtiMälli
Markku ToikkaPentti Alakarvasto
Iina KuustonenTupsu
Kaarina HazardJustiina
Seela SellaTerttu
Ilkka HeiskanenRehtori Taneli Isotalo
Riku SuokasPartiojohtaja Peter Granfelt
Heikki KinnunenKirkkoherra Rauno Ylämäki
Jukka RasilaKanttori-urkuri Sakari Äes
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