Viikinki (2022-09-27)

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Documentary film about Tony Halme, masculinity and populism. The film follows how Tony Halme created a mythical, highly masculine freestyle wrestling character, The Viking, who gained fame both in the ring and in the public eye and eventually became captivated by it. With his brash speeches, Halme fired the starting shot for the rise of the Finns Party. The voice of a forgotten section of the population, a protest against the ruling elite, were the building blocks of Halme's popularity. Halme's great popularity has served as a good example of a populist figure, admired within the deep ranks of the nation, who comes from outside the political elite and changes the direction of politics. Also, despite - or perhaps because of - his openly racist statements, he was part of changing the political climate in Finland to a more acrimonious one.

Directed By: Olli Vuokko Lauri Anssi Moilanen

Star Cast: Tony Halme , Christer Markusas , Tom Sjöberg , Marianne Kiukkonen ,

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Status: Released
Runtime: 87m
Popularity: 0.3477
Language: fi

Budget: $340,000
Revenue: $0

Vote Average: 3.7
Vote Count: 6

Keywords

helsinki, finland suicide election campaign politics christianity boxer marriage wrestling wrestler alcoholism steroids racism election divorce finland member of parliament boxing absent father finnish politics recording artist finns party

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Tony Halme

Self (Archive footage)

Christer Markusas

Self

Tom Sjöberg

Self

Marianne Kiukkonen

Self

Michael Majalahti

Self

Veikko Vallin

Self

Timo Soini

Self

Paleface

Self (archive footage)

Timo Harakka

Self (archive footage)

Rosa Meriläinen

Self

Jussi Halla-aho

Self (archive footage)

Tom Lindfors

Self

Jukka Järvinen

Self

Pekka Luodeslampi

Self

Christer Lindholm

Self

Tony St. Clair

Self (voice)

Tuija Saresma

Self

Ruth Närhi

Self

Viikinki (2022-09-27)

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