The director Lauri Nurkse tells that Veijarit is a film about "arjensietokyvyttömyys" (= inability to tolerate everyday life) and about the Peter Pan complex. The main actor Mikko Leppilampi says it's about "kolkyttoistavuotiaat" (= thirtyeenagers = people of thirty behaving like teenagers). An immediate reference point is the commedia all'italiana of the 1950s and the 1960s, the black comedy often exposing the infantile stage of development of the Italian male. Saku and Ässä are anti-heroes, but we never fail to sense the humanity behind their shallow and crazy ways. Veijarit is a satire and a parody of a superficial way of life, but there is a vitality in the protagonists that we feel can lead them to a more meaningful stage of existence after the prolonged youth full of sound and fury. There is a motif of transcendence in the imagery of flying: will the balloons carry me or will they burst.
The Last Boy Scout
Action, Thriller
6.8
Bad Boys: A True Story
Drama, Comedy, Crime
5.7
Princess
Drama
5.9
As Above, So Below
Horror, Thriller
6.7
65
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
6.0
Fight Club
Drama
8.4
Interstellar
Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction
8.5
Deadpool
Action, Adventure, Comedy
7.6
Titanic
Drama, Romance
7.9
Coco
Family, Animation, Music, Adventure
8.2
Wonder
Family, Drama
8.1
Enola Holmes
Adventure, Mystery, Crime
7.3
A Quiet Place
Horror, Drama, Science Fiction
7.4
Avatar
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction
7.6
Dumbo
Animation, Family
7.0
Love, Simon
Comedy, Drama, Romance
8.0
The Witch
Horror, Fantasy, Drama
7.0
Nightcrawler
Crime, Drama, Thriller
7.7
The Boss Baby
Animation, Comedy, Family
6.5
The Holiday
Comedy, Romance
7.1
Heat
Crime, Drama, Action
7.9
Mulholland Drive
Thriller, Drama, Mystery
7.8
Arlington Road
Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery
7.0
Street Kings
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
6.6
Blue Velvet
Mystery, Thriller, Crime, Drama
7.6
Chinatown
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
7.9
Las Meninas
Drama
5.1
Caché
Mystery, Drama, Thriller
7.1
Léon: The Professional
Crime, Drama, Action
8.3
Taxi Driver
Crime, Drama
8.1
The Big Lebowski
Comedy, Crime
7.8
Payback
Action, Drama, Crime, Thriller
6.8
L.A. Confidential
Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Drama
7.8
Cop Land
Crime, Drama, Thriller
6.8
One Night at McCool's
Comedy, Crime
5.9
No Good Deed
Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
5.3
Training Day
Action, Crime, Drama
7.5
The Dark Knight
Drama, Action, Crime, Thriller
8.5
Jackie Brown
Crime, Drama, Thriller
7.4
Young Adam
Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance
5.8