Summaries

A ski jumper descends from winning 4 Olympic Gold Medals, to serving two years for stabbing a relative. Careers as a stripper and singer, plus five marriages, replete with allegations of domestic violence are fictionalized sympathetically in this dramedy. Alleged exploitation/manipulation of Matti, due to his naivety and gullibility, along with deterioration of his skiing ability due to heavy drinking and bad decisions is emphasized. Many Matti malapropisms a la Yogi Berra, attributed to the Finnish skiing legend, are employed as biopic comic dialogue.—David Stevens

Details

Keywords
  • singer
  • alcohol
  • sports history
  • ski jumper
  • ski jumping
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Biography
  • Sport
Release date Jan 12, 2006
Countries of origin Finland
Language Finnish
Filming locations Sarajevo, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Yugoslavia
Production companies Solar Films Mainostelevisio (MTV3)

Box office

Budget $1600000
Gross worldwide $4359099

Tech specs

Runtime 2h 15m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

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