The Saimaa Gesture
A documentary film about a tour of three Finnish rock bands around Saimaa lake system in a steam boat in 1981. The bands (Juice Leskinen Slam, Eppu Normaali and Hassisen Kone) are shown playing songs in their gigs and, in between, the members give intimate interviews or just act plain silly and have a good time.
- Year : 1981
- Country : Finland
- Genre : Music, Documentary
- Studio : Villealfa Filmproductions
- Keyword : cruise ship, rock band, music tour
- Director : Aki Kaurismäki, Mika Kaurismäki
- Cast : Ismo Alanko, Reijo Heiskanen, Jussi Kinnunen, Harri Kinnunen, Aku Syrjä, Juice Leskinen