Matti: Hell Is for Heroes

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Aleksi Mäkelä

Writers

Marko Leino

Language

Finnish

Country

Finland

Release date

13 January 2006

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  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