The Punk Syndrome

Synopsis

Finland’s most notorious punk group is called Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät and consists of four members, all with mental health problems. At improvised rehearsals and concerts, Jukka Kärkkäinen and J-P Passi film the private life of these musicians, who scream their pain while remaining perfectly integrated within Finnish society – like a jam session of sound and fury, on the borders of normality.

Director Biography

Jukka has been making documentary films since 2003. Aside from filmmaking Jukka has a background as a construction worker. J-P Passi has worked as a cinematographer since 2000. He also directs and works as a scriptwriter every now and then.