Viikinki

Viikinki

2022
1h 27m
3.7

3.7/10

6 votes • View on IMDb
Documentary
Overview

Documentary film about Tony Halme, masculinity and populism. The film follows how Tony Halme created a mythical, highly masculine freestyle wrestling character, The Viking, who gained fame both in the ring and in the public eye and eventually became captivated by it. With his brash speeches, Halme fired the starting shot for the rise of the Finns Party. The voice of a forgotten section of the population, a protest against the ruling elite, were the building blocks of Halme's popularity. Halme's great popularity has served as a good example of a populist figure, admired within the deep ranks of the nation, who comes from outside the political elite and changes the direction of politics. Also, despite - or perhaps because of - his openly racist statements, he was part of changing the political climate in Finland to a more acrimonious one.

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Status: Released

Budget: $340,000

Language: FI

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Production Information

Production Companies
Danish Bear Productions
Production Countries
Finland
Spoken Languages
Finnish

Keywords

helsinki, finland suicide election campaign politics christianity boxer marriage wrestling wrestler alcoholism steroids racism election divorce finland member of parliament boxing absent father finnish politics recording artist finns party

Quick Facts

Release Date September 27, 2022
Status Released
Language FI
IMDb ID tt22086290

Cast

Tony Halme
Tony Halme

Self (Archive footage)

Christer Markusas
Christer Markusas

Self

Tom Sjöberg
Tom Sjöberg

Self

Marianne Kiukkonen
Marianne Kiukkonen

Self

Michael Majalahti
Michael Majalahti

Self

Veikko Vallin
Veikko Vallin

Self

Timo Soini
Timo Soini

Self

Paleface
Paleface

Self (archive footage)

Timo Harakka
Timo Harakka

Self (archive footage)

Rosa Meriläinen
Rosa Meriläinen

Self

Jussi Halla-aho
Jussi Halla-aho

Self (archive footage)

Tom Lindfors
Tom Lindfors

Self

Key Crew

Lauri Anssi Moilanen
Writer
Olli Vuokko
Director
Olli Vuokko
Writer
Lauri Anssi Moilanen
Director
Juho-Pekka Tanskanen
Producer
Isabella Karhu
Producer