''Helmiä ja sikoja'' ( en, Pearls and Pigs) is a

2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ...

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

comedy film directed and written by

Perttu Leppä Perttu Leppä (born 8 February 1964 in Joensuu, Finland) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. Career Making film since 1992 he has written and directed films such as '' Helmiä ja sikoja'' in 2003 working with actors such as Mikko Lep ...

, and starring

Mikko Leppilampi Mikko Johannes Leppilampi (born 22 September 1978 in Pälkäne, Finland) is a Finnish actor, musician, and TV host. He is the son of Jukka Leppilampi (born 1954), a Finnish gospel musician. Leppilampi is considered to be one of the most promis ...

and

Laura Birn Laura Eveliina Birn (born 25 April 1981) is a Finnish film actress. Birn was born in Helsinki, Finland. She completed her master's degree from Helsinki Theatre Academy in 2008. She is most famous for her appearances in the 2003 film '' Helmiä j ...

Plot

When the Hirvonen brother's (Läde, Timo, Ruho and Poju) bootlegging father ends up in

jail A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, standard English, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English), detention center (or detention centre outside the US), correction center, correc ...

, his sons need money to pay his debts to local crooks. The brothers suddenly get a new family member when their

stepsister Step-siblings are children born of two different families who have been joined by marriage, A male step-sibling is a stepbrother and a female is a stepsister. The step-siblings relationship is connected through law and is not a blood relation. ...

, Saara, moves in with them. Soon they find out Saara has an outstanding singing voice and the boys come up with an idea to send her to a child star contest. To train the girl a former child star, a current pub rose, is employed.

Reviews

Cast

– Läde *

– Laura *

Amanda Pilke Amanda Pilke (born 2 March 1990, in Joensuu) is a Finnish film actress. Her first role was in the 2003 film '' Helmiä ja sikoja'' alongside Mikko Leppilampi and Laura Birn. She is also starring in a feature film called '' Kielletty Hedelmä'' ( ...

– Saara * Unto Helo – Timo *

Timo Lavikainen Timo Lavikainen (born 1972) is a Finnish actor. He lives in Joensuu Joensuu (; krl, Jovensuu; ) is a city and municipality in North Karelia, Finland, located on the northern shore of Lake Pyhäselkä (northern part of Lake Saimaa) at the mo ...

– Ruho * Konsta Hiekkanen – Poju * Pekka Valkeejärvi – Ukko *

Outi Mäenpää Outi Mäenpää (born 24 February 1962) is a Finnish actress. Mäenpää was born in Helsinki. She began her career in theatre as a stage actor between 1984 and 1988. Life Since 1989 she has appeared regularly on Finnish television, with over ...

– Saaran mutsi (Saara's mother) *

Antti Reini Antti Reini (born 27 August 1964) is a Finnish film actor. At the 27th Guldbagge Awards he was nominated for the award for Best Actor for his role in '' Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem''. Seven films (2011–2015) made from the '' Vares'' novels ...

– Lauran miesystävä (Laura's boyfriend) *

Antti Virmavirta Antti is a Finnish masculine given name derived from the Greek name ''Andreas''. In Estonia, the variant Anti is more common. It is uncommon as a surname. People with the name include: Given name * Antti Autti (born 1985), Finnish snowboarder ...

– Sika * Tomi Salmela – Limppu *

Sakari Kuosmanen Sakari Jyrki Kuosmanen (born 6 September 1956) is a Finnish singer and actor, born in Helsinki. He has recorded several solo albums and has also done work with Sleepy Sleepers and Leningrad Cowboys. He appeared as himself on the Finnish televi ...

– Lehikoinen *

Matti Onnismaa Matti may refer to: * Matti (given name), people with the given name * Matti (surname), people with the surname * Matti, Karnataka, a village in India * '' Matti: Hell Is for Heroes'', a 2006 film about Matti Nykänen See also * Masa (disambigu ...

– Mutsin miesystävä (Saara's mother's boyfriend) *

Risto Salmi Risto ( sr, Ристо) is a masculine given name, found in Finnish, Estonian and South Slavic. In South Slavic, it is a hypocorism derived from '' Hristofor'' or ''Hristivoje''. It may refer to: Estonia * Risto Järv (born 1971), folklorist ...

– Alkon myyjä (Alko salesman) * Marko Tiusanen – Ulosottomies (bailiff)

External links

* 2003 films 2003 comedy-drama films Films directed by Perttu Leppä 2003 comedy films 2003 drama films Finnish comedy-drama films {{Finland-film-stub