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Matti: Hell Is for Heroes

Matti: Hell Is for Heroes

20065.52h 21m

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.

Directed by Aleksi Mäkelä
Written by Marko Leino
Produced by Markus Selin
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Top Cast

Jasper Pääkkönen

Jasper Pääkkönen

Matti

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Elina Hietala

Taina

Juha Veijonen

Juha Veijonen

Maisteri

Peter Franzén

Peter Franzén

Nick Nevada

Elina Knihtilä

Elina Knihtilä

Mirva

Kari Hietalahti

Kari Hietalahti

Hammer

Jope Ruonansuu

Jope Ruonansuu

Oksanen

Jani Volanen

Jani Volanen

Nipa

Jussi Lampi

Jussi Lampi

Jorma Tapio

Toni Wahlström

Toni Wahlström

Ylianttila

Themes & Keywords

alcohololympic gamesski jumpbiographystrippersinger

About Matti: Hell Is for Heroes

Matti: Hell Is for Heroes is a drama, comedy film released in 2006 exploring themes of alcohol, olympic games, ski jump, biography, stripper, singer. Directed by Aleksi Mäkelä, it stars Jasper Pääkkönen, Elina Hietala, Juha Veijonen. 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.

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