Queye TV Viikinki
Documentary
Viikinki
2022
1:27
★ 3.7
🇫🇮
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.

Cast

Tony Halme

Self (Archive footage)

Christer Markusas

Self

Tom Sjöberg

Self

Marianne Kiukkonen

Self

Michael Majalahti

Self

Veikko Vallin

Self

Timo Soini

Self

Paleface

Self (archive footage)

Timo Harakka

Self (archive footage)

Rosa Meriläinen

Self

Crew

Lauri Anssi Moilanen

Writer

Olli Vuokko

Writer

Juho-Pekka Tanskanen

Producer

Isabella Karhu

Producer

Lauri Anssi Moilanen

Director

Olli Vuokko

Director

Antti Savolainen

Director of Photography

Sampo Siren

Editor

Tuomas Klaavo

Sound Designer

Timo Kaukolampi

Music

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