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 Deadly Tower
Drama, Thriller, Action, TV Movie
6.5
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
The Worst Person in the World
Drama, Romance, Comedy
7.5
Joker
Crime, Thriller, Drama
8.1
Dune
Science Fiction, Adventure
7.8
Midsommar
Horror, Drama, Mystery
7.2
Oppenheimer
Drama, History
8.1
Knives Out
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
7.8
Get Out
Mystery, Thriller, Horror
7.6
Triangle of Sadness
Comedy, Drama
7.1
Perfect Days
Drama
7.8
The Green Mile
Fantasy, Drama, Crime
8.5
Mississippi Burning
Drama, Crime
7.7
She Said
Drama, History
7.2
The Thing
Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
8.1
The Last Boy Scout
Action, Thriller
6.8
Bad Romance
Comedy, Romance, Thriller
10.0
Burns Point
Drama, Thriller
0.0
Motel
Horror, Crime, Drama, Thriller
4.9
Red Rock West
Crime, Drama, Thriller
6.7
Caché
Mystery, Drama, Thriller
7.0
Jackie Brown
Crime, Drama, Thriller
7.4
Young Adam
Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance
5.8
Collateral
Drama, Crime, Thriller
7.2
Singapore Sling
Comedy, Horror, Drama
6.8
4 O'Clock
Comedy, Thriller
3.8
Barton Fink
Comedy, Drama
7.5
Miller's Crossing
Drama, Thriller, Crime
7.5
The Silence of the Lambs
Crime, Drama, Thriller
8.3
Fargo
Crime, Drama, Thriller
7.9
Cassidy Blues
Crime, Drama, Romance
7.0
Fish
Crime, Drama, Thriller
8.0
Mulholland Drive
Thriller, Drama, Mystery
7.8
Arlington Road
Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery
7.0
Street Kings
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
6.6
No Good Deed
Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
5.3