1 Movie Starring Elina Hietala

Matti: Hell Is for Heroes

Matti: Hell Is for Heroes

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-01-13

Languages:

Finnish

Countries:

Finland

Runtime:

135 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (3012 Reviews)

Director:

Aleksi Mèkelè

Fullplot:

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.

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