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Towards the Day of Doom
5.4 / 10• 2014• 1h 45m•NR• Finnish
Science FictionComedy
Storyline
Four stories about Finnish life intersect. In the first one, drum artist Monkki Mähönen arrives for a renovation job at his old band mate's summer villa. Second story revolves around wannabe motorcycle gang and its leader Jouni who are being humiliated at a village shop. Thirdly in the 1960s, a star reporter Erkki "Likasanko" Sysimetsä starts writing a once in a lifetime story about the womanizing of Arvo Hakala, a pipe organ repair man. In the fourth story, a fantasy and sci-fi film director Kurt "Kurre" von Riikonen is looking for financing of his upcoming movie Excalibur IV with catastrophic consequences.
Cast & Crew
Timo Kahilainen
Gerhard Rihmakallo / Jouni Hirvi / Yrjö Kortesmäki / Thomas / John Excalibur
Lead
Heikki Silvennoinen
Monkki Mähönen / Antti / Arvo Hakala / Hesekiel Toukka / Make / Barock / Bill Excalibur
Heikki Hela
Tomi / Risto / Erkki "Likasanko" Sysimetsä / Jeremias Toukka / Ivan Draco
Heikki Vihinen
David Foster / Jarmo / Baarimikko / Metusalem Toukka / Otto Luger-Parabellum / Kannibaalien johtaja
Ville Myllyrinne
Kurre von Riikonen
Jussi Vatanen
Julle Rekola
Aake Kalliala
Isaskar Toukka
Jukka Rasila
Sakari Äes
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Aleksi Mäkelä's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Towards the Day of Doom is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
