ThefilmtellsaboutPerttiKurikanNimipäivät...soit'saboutoneretardwho singspunkandthreeretardswhoplaypunk.youshouldwatchitandthink aboutwhetheryoushouldhatedisabledpeopleorloveandrespectthem. KariAalto,PerttiKurikanNimipäivät. Synopsis ThePunkSyndromeisafilmaboutFinland'smostkick=asspunkrockband,PerttiKurikanNimipäivät. Thebandmembers,Pertti,Kari,ToniandSami,arementallyhandicappedandtheyplaytheirmusic withalotofattitudeandpride. Wefollowtheseprofessionalmusiciansontheirjourneyfromobscuritytopopularity.Wewatchthem fight,fallinloveandexperiencestrongemotions.wewitnesslongdaysintherecordingstudioandon tour.theylaugh,cry,drinkandfightoverwhogetstositinthefrontonthetourbus.thenit'stimeto makeupandgotalktopeopleintheaudienceandtellthemhowgreattheirbandis. Theirsongsareabouttheproblemsinsocietyaswellasaboutthingsthattheyfaceintheireveryday life:howgoingtothepedicuristsucksandthemiseryoflivinginagrouphome.theguysgivepieceof theirmindtobothpoliticiansandpeoplewhoseattitudestowardspeoplewithintellectualdisabilities needimprovement. ThePunkSyndromeisafilmabouttheessenceofpunk.It'sastoryofhandicappedpeoplerebelling againstthemainstream.thistimeyou'reallowedtostareandwonderwhytheyactthewaytheydo. Andyou'llfallinlovewiththemasyouwatchhowthemostkick=asspunkbandinFinlandconquers theworld. Shortsynopsis ThePunkSyndromeisafilmaboutFinland'smostkick=asspunkrockband,PerttiKurikanNimipäivät. Theband smentallyhandicappedmembers,pertti,kari,toniandsami,playtheirmusicwithalotof attitudeandpride.wefollowtheseprofessionalmusiciansontheirjourneyfromobscurityto popularity.wewatchthemfight,fallinloveandwitnesslongdaysintherecordingstudioandontour. It safilmabouttheessenceofpunk=it'sastoryofhandicappedpeoplerebellingagainstthe mainstream.
Crew Script JukkaKärkkäinen,J=PPassi,SamiJahnukainen Directors JukkaKärkkäinen,J=PPassi Cinematography J=PPassi Editing RiittaPoikselkä SoundRecording AnttiHaikonen,JukkaKärkkäinen Dramaturgy MagnusGertten SoundDesign JørgenBergsund SoundMix TormodRignes ColourGrading RobertoDuarte GraphicDesign IllusiaSarvas Music PerttiKurikanNimipäivät AssistantEditing IllusiaSarvas EditingConsultant MikaRonkainen Producer SamiJahnukainen/MoukaFilmi Co=Producers CarstenAanonsen/IndieFilm,MagnusGertten, LennartStröm/AutoImages,JoakimStrand/FilmiSkåne ProductionInfo ProductionCompany MoukaFilmi Financiers FinnishFilmFoundation,ESEK,LUSES,NorwegianFilmInstitute SwedishFilmInstitute,NordiskFilm&TVFond Broadcasters YLE,NRK,SVT DistributioninFinland BuenaVistaInternationalFinland InternationalSales AUTLOOKFilmsales ProductionYear 2012 Length 85min(TVversion55min) AvailablescreeningformatsDCP,35mm,HDcam,DigitalBetacam,Blu=ray Originallanguage Finnish Subtitlesavailablein Swedish,English(intheatresinFinland:Swedish) Premiereincinemas infinland5 th May2012,inUK1 st February2013 PerttiKurikanNimipäivät:KariAalto,PerttiKurikka,SamiHelle,ToniVälitalo.Photo:J=PPassi
Directors JukkaKärkkäinenhasbeenmakingdocumentaryfilmssince2003.AsidefromfilmmakingJukkahas abackgroundasaconstructionworker.heistheco=founderofmoukafilmiproductioncompany. Ihadahugedesire,nearlybeyondwords,tomakethispositivefilm. Itallstartedintheendof2009whenthetelevisionnewsintroducedPerttiKurikanNimipäivät, apunkbandformedbyfourmentallyhandicappedpeople.thejoyandtheenergythey transmittedtomewasliketarthatwouldn twashoff. IimmediatelythoughtI'dliketomakeafilmaboutthem.InSpring2010Isentamessageto Kalle,theband'smentorattheValoworkshopwherethebandrehearses. SoonIgottomeetthebandandimmediatelyfeltathomewiththem.Ifeltwelcomed.Mygeneral anxietylevel,whichistypicallyhighinsuchsituations,droppedtozero.itfeltgood.likeihad comehome.fallinginlovehadbegun. JukkaKärkkäinen SelectedFilmography ThePunkSyndrome.Documentary,85,MoukaFilmiOy,2012 DoYouStillRememberHilmaLimperi.Documentary,12ʼ,MoukaFilmiOy,2009 TheLivingRoomoftheNation.Documentary,74,MoukaFilmiOy,2009 TomorrowWasYesterday.Documentary,58ʼ,MoukaFilmiOy,2009 TheSmokingRoom.Documentary,58ʼ,OktoberFilm,2006 Zetor BornFree.Documentary,58,VidecamOy,2005 PerttiKurikka,ToniVälitalo,SamiHelle.Photo:MarianneHeikkinen
J?PPassihasworkedasacinematographersince2000.Healsodirectsandworksasascriptwriter everynowandthen.passihasworkedtogetherwithkärkkäinenandjahnukainensincethe establishmentofmoukafilmi. Don'tstare Anddon'tpointyourfingeratthem.I'msuretheseinstructionsareingrainedin manyofourminds.despitethat,ihopeourfilmlookscloselyatthepeopleinit,andevenstares andpointsafingeratthem.andmaybeevenfindsthehumansidethatweallhaveinsideus.i hopeourfilmprovokesnewthoughts,questionsandmoodsandnotmerelytellsastory. Idon'tknowifourfilmsucceedsindoingthat,butIdoknowthattheband,PerttiKurikka's NameDay,will.Thefilmisaweird,comicalanddisturbingcombinationofjoy,enthusiasm, compassion,pity,envyandawholelotofotheremotions.thesemusiciansarethoroughly honest;they'llsaywhattheythinkandshowhowtheyfeel,nomatterwhat.intheirworldthe lowestfeelingoractisratherharmless,afterall. Ionceheardabeautifulthought: Therearepeoplewhosemeaningwedon'tknow. Ihopethat ourfilmwillshowpeoplethatthesepeopleshouldn'tbethoughtofasdefectiveorinadequate, butratherasindividualandcompletehumanbeings.i'dliketheaudiencetoseethemaspeople wholackcertainknowledgeandskillsbutalsolacktheabilitytoactdestructivelyagainstother people.ithinkthatthisisalsotheirmeaning. J=PPassi SelectedFilmography ThePunkSyndrome.Documentary,85,MoukaFilmiOy,2012(director) ThePaintingSellers.Feature,58,OyAamuAb,2010(scriptwriter,cinematographer) TheLivingRoomoftheNation.Documentary,74,MoukaFilmiOy,2009(cinematographer) TomorrowWasYesterday.Documentary,58ʼ,MoukaFilmiOy,2009(cinematographer) TheCitizens.Feature,28,OyAamuAb,2008(cinematographer) TheRescuers.TV=series,24x24,CenturyFilmsOy,2007=2008(cinematographer,directingand scriptwritingtogetherwithmiskaberg) Alihankkijat.Feature,20,KuvakieliKy,2002(scriptwriting, shooting and directing together with Esa Nissi) WeareoneofthebestbandsinFinland.Andwillalwaysbe. SamiHelle,PerttiKurikanNimipäivät
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