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Uuno Turhapuro armeijan leivissä

1984 · 107 min

A silly, good-natured military farce full of mistaken identity and escalating absurdity, easy to enjoy without thinking too hard.

Overview: Uuno is forced to complete his mandatory military service when it is revealed that he only spent one day in the army in his youth. As is typical of the Turhapuro series his family and friends become closely tied in with these events. His friends Härski Hartikainen and Sörsselssön return to the army for a refresher course and by chance Uuno's father-in-law, Councillor Tuura is made the Finnish Defence Minister. In one of the most memorable scenes, Uuno's wife, Elisabeth, dresses as Uuno and substitutes him for a day as Uuno has an apparently urgent meeting (at a restaurant) and while becoming lost in the woods with a malfunctioning radio, Tuura accidentally declares war on Sweden.

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
power
deception
friendship
Places: military
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Humour	8
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	2
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	2

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Ere Kokkonen
Written by: Ere Kokkonen
Starring: Vesa-Matti Loiri, Marjatta Raita, Tapio Hämäläinen, Marita Nordberg, Simo Salminen, Elli Castrén, Spede Pasanen, Jyrki Kovaleff
Music: Jaakko Salo
Cinematography: Martti Kakko
Runtime: 107 min
Country: Finland
Languages: Finnish

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