Miss Blue Jeans
Miss Farkku-Suomi
Synopsis
Year 1977. Punk and new wave rock'n roll has arrived to remote Finland and a bleak small town Oulu where increasingly odd-looking youths began to appear in the street with a message. Their rebellion speaks to Välde (17). Välde dreams of joining a rock band and becoming famous. He wants to get drunk for the first time, and to win the love of Pike, the most beautiful girl in the class. When Pike wins the Miss Blue Jeans contest organised by the country´s leading (and only) pop music magazine Suosikki and takes as her boyfriend the bourgeois Henri Hakala, Välde puts all his eggs in one basket. He abandons his former self and begins purposefully constructing a new persona for himself. But everything doesn’t go as Välde wanted … The film is based on a novel by Kauko Röyhkä, an author and indie rock musician.
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Mikko Neuvonen
Välde
Sanni Kurkisuo
Pike
Elias Gould
Sasu
Pirkko Hämäläinen
Mother
P.K. Keränen
Ana
Maria Ylipää
Kara
Olavi Uusivirta
Karhila
Juha Kukkonen
Sasun isä
Ville Myllyrinne
Heikinoja
Milja Nieminen
Katja, Piken sisko
Misa Lommi
Anki
Mikko Virtanen
Partanen, "Kaitsu", "Partsu"
Niilo Lahtinen
Naapurin poika
Eero Survo
Naapurin poika
Miro Lopperi
Henri Hakala
Marika Häkkilä
Marja-Leena
Ville Mikkonen
Tipi
Iiro Nurmi
Jussi Ekdahl
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$2M
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
Pending
Total global ticket sales
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Matti Kinnunen
- Screenplay & Story
- Matti Kinnunen
- Original Score
- Fredrik Viklund
- Original Title
- Miss Farkku-Suomi
- Country of Origin
- Finland, Sweden
- Spoken Languages
- Finnish
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Production Budget
- $2M
- Production Studios
- Periferia Productions
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Matti Kinnunen
Matti Kinnunen, Kauko Röyhkä
Fredrik Viklund
Peter Flinckenberg
Jyrki Keränen
Markku Flink, Outi Rousu
Department Leadership Roster
Matti Kinnunen
Director
Tiina Wilén
Costume Design
Jyrki Keränen
Editor
Markku Flink
Producer
Outi Rousu
Producer
Matti Kinnunen
Screenplay
Fredrik Viklund
Original Music Composer
Peter Flinckenberg
Director of Photography
Saara Joro
Production Design
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Frequently Asked Questions About Miss Blue Jeans
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What is Miss Blue Jeans about?
Year 1977. Punk and new wave rock'n roll has arrived to remote Finland and a bleak small town Oulu where increasingly odd-looking youths began to appear in the street with a message. Their rebellion speaks to Välde (17). Välde dreams of joining a rock band and becoming famous. He wants to get drunk for the first time, and to win the love of Pike, the most beautiful girl in the class. When Pike wins the Miss Blue Jeans contest organised by the country´s leading (and only) pop music magazine Suosikki and takes as her boyfriend the bourgeois Henri Hakala, Välde puts all his eggs in one basket. He abandons his former self and begins purposefully constructing a new persona for himself. But everything doesn’t go as Välde wanted … The film is based on a novel by Kauko Röyhkä, an author and indie rock musician.
Who directed Miss Blue Jeans?
Miss Blue Jeans was directed by Matti Kinnunen.
Who stars in Miss Blue Jeans?
The principal cast of Miss Blue Jeans includes Mikko Neuvonen, Sanni Kurkisuo, Elias Gould, Pirkko Hämäläinen, P.K. Keränen.
When was Miss Blue Jeans released and how long is it?
Miss Blue Jeans was released in 2012 with a total runtime of 1h 32m.
Who composed the musical score for Miss Blue Jeans?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Miss Blue Jeans was composed by Fredrik Viklund.
Is Miss Blue Jeans based on a book or true story?
Miss Blue Jeans is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Kauko Röyhkä".