Matti: Hell Is for Heroes (2006)
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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Earliest Release DateJanuary 13, 2006
(Finland)
Running Time2 hr 15 min
GenresBiography
Comedy
Drama
Sport
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Aleksi Mäkelä | Director |
| Marko Leino | Writer |
| Markus Selin | Producer |
| Tuomas Kantelinen | Composer |
| Pini Hellstedt | Cinematographer |
| Kimmo Taavila | Editor |
| Cast | Role |
|---|---|
| Jasper Pääkkönen | |
| Elina Hietala | |
| Juha Veijonen | |
| Peter Franzén |
