Risto Räppääjä ja pullistelija (2019)

Directed by

Markus Lehmusruusu

Genre

comedy film, children's film

Country

Finland

Runtime

1h 24m

Rated

S

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Ricky and his friend Nelly go on vacation with his aunt and neighbor. They meet a father and son who are training for a strength competition. When the adults and Nelly start getting into fitness, Ricky and his neighbor become jealous and train for an arm-wrestling match.

playfullightheartedfamily-friendlycomedichigh-energywhimsicalslapstickupbeat

What happens

Ricky Rapper and the Strongman (Finnish: Risto Räppääjä ja pullistelija) is a 2019 Finnish children's film directed by Markus Lehmusruusu. It was written by Sinikka and Tiina Nopola, based on their 2016 book of the same name. The film's music was composed by Iiro Rantala. The main cast includes Silmu Ståhlberg, Lumi Kallio, Eelis Kesäläinen, Ylermi Rajamaa, Pamela Tola, Jenni Kokander, and Timo Lavikainen. The story follows Ricky (Ståhlberg), his friend Nelly (Kallio), his aunt Rauha (Tola), and his neighbor Mr. Lindberg (Rajamaa) as they vacation at a cabin resort. There, they meet father-and-son Bill (Lavikainen) and Sylvester Pöntinen (Kesäläinen), who are preparing for a strength competition. When Rauha and Nelly develop an interest in fitness, Ricky and Mr. Lindberg become jealous. Determined to prove their strength, they enlist Ricky’s Aunt Elvi to train them for an arm-wrestling match. The film premiered on February 15, 2019, and became Finland’s fifth most-watched film of the year, as well as the most-watched domestic film, with 288,305 theater admissions. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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