

117 minutes
2/19/1999
The film tells the story of two very popular Finnish singer/songwriters: Tapio Rautavaara and Repe Helismaa, who worked together until their relationship got frictious for a long time. The film covers the years from 1949 to 1965. Since the film is based on real-life persons it also tells much about the change in Finland during those years and of course much about Finnish popular music.

Tapio Liinoja
as Tapio Rautavaara

Martti Suosalo
as Reino Helismaa

Heikki Nousiainen
as Esa Pakarinen
Anna Haaranen
as Lempi Helismaa

Heidi Herala
as Liisa Rautavaara
Ari Wirta
as Masa Niemi
Aulis Rosendahl
as Aatos Mähönen, manageri

Martti Katajisto
as T. J. Särkkä

Matti Mäntylä
as Toivo Kärki

Raimo Grönberg
as Olavi Virta

Ilkka Koivula
as Jorma Ikävalko

Kai Lehtinen
as Lj. Liimatainen
Ritva Kanerva
as Rautavaaran äiti

Tuija Piepponen
as Siiri Angerkoski
Merika Koivusalo
as Leena Rautavaara
Riina Koivusalo
as Satu Helismaa
Titta Antti-Poika
as Baarimyyjä
Severi Koivusalo
as Pikkupoika linja-autossa
Samuli Koivusalo
as Vauva Pekka Puupää -elokuvassa
Yasmin Samaletdin
as Nainen ulkohuussissa
Mika Nuojua
as Sotilas linja-autossa

Antti Majanlahti
as Sotilas linja-autossa
Sirkka-Liisa Leskinen
as Televisiota katsova emäntä

Risto Salmi
as Rautakauppias
Pekka Lehtimäki
as Viulisti äänitysstudiossa