A Long Hot Summer (1999)

Original title

Pitkä kuuma kesä

Directed by

Perttu Leppä

Genre

comedy film

Country

Finland

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

K-12

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 28 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A rock band in 1980s Finland tries to make it big during one hot summer. The story follows their adventures and antics as they pursue music and fame.

funenergeticnostalgiclightheartedplayfulupbeatwarmcomedic

What happens

A Long Hot Summer (Finnish: Pitkä kuuma kesä) is a 1999 Finnish rock comedy film written and directed by Perttu Leppä. It was the most popular youth film of the 1990s in Finland. The film, set in 1980, tells the story of a fictional rock band called Kalle Päätalo. Due to the film's popularity, the band started to tour around the country. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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