| A Long Hot Summer | |
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| Directed by | Perttu Leppä |
| Written by | Perttu Leppä |
| Produced by | Johannes Lassila |
| Cinematography | Jyrki Arnikari |
| Edited by | Kimmo Taavila |
Production company | Talent House |
| Distributed by | Finnkino[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | Finnish |
| Budget | €880,000[2] |
| Box office | $552,521 (Finland)[3] |
A Long Hot Summer[4] (Finnish: Pitkä kuuma kesä) is a 1999 Finnish rock comedy film written and directed by Perttu Leppä. It was the most popular youth film of the 1990s in Finland.[5] The film, set in 1980, tells the story of a fictional rock band called Kalle Päätalo. Due to the film's popularity, the band started to tour around the country.[6]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
budwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Pitkien elokuvien saama tuotantotuki" (PDF). ses.fi (in Finnish). The Finnish Film Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
- ^ Buddrus, Petra (21 January 2000). "Plainlands sequel opens well in Finland". Screen International. p. 37.
- ^ "Pitkä kuuma kesä (1999)". elonet.fi. National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
- ^ "Finnish Films 2008" (PDF). ses.fi. The Finnish Film Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 28, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
- ^ Holm, Milla (June 29, 2011). "Kalle Päätalon keikkatahti ei hiljene". yle.fi (in Finnish). YLE. Retrieved November 5, 2011.