Matti: Hell Is for Heroes
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
141 min
Release Date
2006-01-13
Status
Released
Original Language
Finnish
Vote Count
40
Vote Average
5.525
Jasper Pääkkönen
Matti
Elina Hietala
Taina
Juha Veijonen
Maisteri
Peter Franzén
Nick Nevada
Elina Knihtilä
Mirva
Kari Hietalahti
Hammer
Jope Ruonansuu
Oksanen
Jani Volanen
Nipa
Jussi Lampi
Jorma Tapio
Toni Wahlström
Ylianttila
Matias Hangasmaa
Antti
Seppo Pääkkönen
Matti's Father
Maija Junno
Matti's Mother
Matti Onnismaa
Salmela
Jarmo Perälä
Mauri
Andreas af Enehielm
Puikkonen
Teemu Aromaa
Kojonkoski
Pekka Laiho
Turkka Mastomäki
Doctor
Pekka Huotari
Doctor
Pekka Autiovuori
Heikki Nousiainen
Juho Milonoff
Pertsa
Sara Melleri
Kati
Marko Tiusanen
Jan-Peter Nyquist
Jarppa
Mika Nuojua
Niiranen
Anu Sinisalo
Santeri Kinnunen
Niko Saarela
Jens Weissflog
Pauliina Hukkanen
Salla Paajanen
Talk Show-emäntä
Ilkka Vainio
Pekka Karhuvaara
Simo Rantalainen
Rantalainen
Petteri Ahomaa
Miisa Hangasmaa
Antti's Mother
Niki Lahtiperä
Matti as Child
Simo Ruuskanen
Lotta Lindroos
Melinda (voice)
Torsti Spoof
Pertsa's Friend
Olli Paakkanen
Anu Kiiveri
Mari Kasvi
Markus Selin
Olli Halonen
Mikko Niemistö
Juha Heimonen
Ida Henriksson
Enni Tuovinen
Petri Mäkelä
Matti Taponen
Harri Väreluoto
Pekka Honkanen
Jarmo Koivu
Rampe Toivonen
Juha Salmen
Vilho Udd
Seppo Koivula
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Police Officer
Kirsi Uskali
Petri Lönnqvist
Marko Jokinen
Best Man
Juha Pursiainen
Jyry
Tuomo Hintikka
Teemu Heino
Police Officer
Marko Grek
Police Officer
Pentti Loikkanen
Pekka Ylitarvas
Police Officer
Heikki Tallinen
Niko Koskinen
Jukka Jalkanen
Kari Hakala
Minna Hänninen
Harri Blomqvist
Lauri Sahlstedt
Markku Haukijärvi
Pekka Valkeisenmäki
Jorma Sairanen
Janne Miettinen
Ilkka Lehto
Julius Telivuo
Maija Kurki
Silja Liikanen
Meiju Granholm
Katja Kettunen
Pia Tapanainen
Svetlana Iivonen
Teemu Aaltonen
Juha Fransas
Petri Salonen
Heini Harjaluoma
Johanna Laitinen
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