"The essence of rock is self-expression, self-realization, doing what you want to do. The punk rock era helped me find myself. When it started and everyone grabbed a guitar, I wanted to grab something too, but the stage was full, so I grabbed a Super 8 camera and became a filmmaker." - Don Letts -

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Jyväskylän meininki: A Punk Documentary

2016

Documentary

8.2/10 (IMDb)

Director:

Mikko Järvinen

Writer:

Mikko Järvinen

Length:

59 min

Language:

Finnish

Cast:

Tiina Ahtonen, Juho Angervuori, Ville Angervuori, Jani Asp

Jyväskylän meininki is a one hour long documentary movie focusing on the history and the present of the punk scene in Jyväskylä, Central Finland, featuring interviews by some of the most crucial and iconic members of the Finnish punk scene.