Matti: Hell is for Heroes (2006)

Original title

Matti

Directed by

Aleksi Mäkelä

Genre

drama film, biographical sports film

Country

Finland

Runtime

2h 21m

Rated

K-12

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 45 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A biographical film about Finnish ski jumper Matti Nykanen shows his rise to fame and the personal struggles that followed. It follows his athletic career and the difficult events in his life.

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What happens

Matti: Hell Is for Heroes (Finnish: Matti) is a 2006 Finnish biographical film about Finnish skijumper Matti Nykänen. The film was directed by Aleksi Mäkelä and written by Marko Leino. With 461,665 views it was the most watched film in Finland in 2006. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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