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The Saimaa Gesture is a film of genre Documentary directed by Aki Kaurismäki

The Saimaa Gesture (1981)

The Saimaa Gesture
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Length 2h8
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Genres Documentary,    Musical
Rating71% 3.5851153.5851153.5851153.5851153.585115

The Saimaa Gesture (Finnish: Saimaa-ilmiö) is a 1981 film by Finnish directors Aki and Mika Kaurismäki. It is a documentary of three Finnish rock groups aboard the steamboat SS Heinävesi on their tour around Lake Saimaa.
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