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Rentun Ruusu
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Wikipedia article
'Rentun Ruusu' is a 2001 Finnish biographical film drama directed and written by Timo Koivusalo. The film is based on the life of Antti Yrj Hammarberg (Irwin Goodman) who is still today a very popular singer in Finland. The film stars Martti Suosalo and Ilkka Koivula with Vexi Salmi as narrator. The film premiered in Helsinki on 12 January 2001. The name 'Rentun ruusu' is from Irwin Goodman's song, and the album 'Rentun ruusu' was his biggest and sold 125,000 copies.
By 5 April 2001 it took $2,236,169 at the box office, and it was the most watched Finnish movie of 2001. The film won an award and nomination at the Jussi Awards.
Cast
Main cast
*Martti Suosalo ... Irwin Goodman*Ilkka Koivula ... Vexi Salmi
*Vexi Salmi ... Narrator
*Esko Nikkari ... Viski
*Eeva-Maija Haukinen ... Irwin's mom, Kirsti Hammarberg
*Hannu Kivioja ... Kaspar
*Riitta Salminen ... Riitta Feirikki-Hammarberg
*Matti Mntyl ... Toivo Krki
*Tom Lindholm ... Eikka
*Kunto Ojansivu ... Alpo
*Raimo Grnberg ... Honkanen
*Mikko Kivinen ... Tappi Suojanen
*Seppo Sallinen ... Keihnen
*Erkki Ruokokoski ... Ilmari Kianto
*Timo Julkunen ... Mape
*Maarit Niiniluoto ... Radiohaastattelija
*Harri Ekonen ... Lentj 1
*Aimo Santaoja ... Lentj 2
*Matti Nurminen ... Taksikuski torilla
*Kai Tanner ... Taksikuski lentokentll
*Raimo Viitanen ... Nimismies
*Seppo Helenius ... Virkamies
*Risto Luukko ... Tuomari
*Sonja Saarinen ... Kaija
*Tapani Mki ... Vartija 2
*Johanna Jokela ... Nuori ihailijatytt
Minor cast
*Jevgeni Haukka ... Venlinen tullimies 1
*Martti-Mikael Jrvinen ... Otto
*Timo Nissi ... Eki
*Martti Palo ... Erik Lindstrm
*Alexander Pritoup ... Venlinen tullimies 2
*Taneli Rinne ... Verotarkastaja
*Raino Rissanen ... Vartija 1
*Kielo Tommila ... Aila
*Andrei Tsumak ... Venlinen tullimies 3
*Harry Viita ... Ralliperuna
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