The Ragged Life of Juice Leskinen

Story

The Finnish Dylan! A melancholy, yet at the same time fast and funny biopic tells of the rise and fall Juice Leskinen, an icon of Finnish pop music, who lost sight of life. Legend and loser – whatever Juice Leskinen did, it was always extreme. The singer and writer, who died in 2006 in his mid-50s, created modern classics that even today every Finn knows off by heart. Offstage, however, he was an antihero, a big-mouthed chain smoker, gradually losing the battle against alcoholism. Leskinen’s greatest motivation was love, with art a distant second. This is the story of a very sensitive man who hurt many people, including himself.

Director

TEPPO AIRAKSINEN (*1982) studied film at the Aalto Universiti for Art and Design in Helsinki. The Ragged Life of Juice Leskinen is his third feature film and was a big hit in Finland.

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