Janne Reinikainen
Rauli "Badding" Somerjoki
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Aug 18, 2000 · Badding: Directed by Markku Pölönen. With Janne Reinikainen, Karoliina Blackburn, Peter Franzén, Puntti Valtonen. The life of Rauli "Badding" Somerjoki, a Finnish singer.
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- Biography, Comedy, Drama
- Markku Pölönen
- 2000-08-18
1 hr 43 mins. Music, Comedy. NR. Watchlist. This drama was based on the true story of the rise, fall, and rebirth of one of the most influential figures in Finnish pop music.
Synopsis On the way to a comeback concert, Finnish rock star Rauli "Badding" Somerjoki (Janne Reinikainen) tells a journalist friend his life story. Director Markku Pölönen
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- Markku Pölönen
- Biography
- Janne Reinikainen
Washed up 70s rock star Badding is convinced to play a comeback concert in the 1980s. On the night of the show, Badding gets cold feet. Travelling to the gig with his old friend Ossi, the two reminiscence about Badding's unlikely rise to rock stardom and his subsequent decline.
Badding is a 2000 Finnish biographical film about Finnish rock singer Rauli "Badding" Somerjoki. [1] Cast. Janne Reinikainen - Rauli "Badding" Somerjoki. Karoliina Blackburn - Mari. Peter Franzén - Ossi. Puntti Valtonen [ fi] - Arde. Ilkka Koivula - Albert Hilton. Pertti Koivula [ fi] - Frans Hilton. Vappu Jurkka [ fi] - Äiti.
This film tells one story of Badding. It is not even trying to stick to reality. Many of the things happening in the movie never actually happened in any form. Does it really matter? Badding was a musician, his importance is in his music, not his life.
1h 43m. Biography/Comedy/Drama. Cast. Janne Reinikainen (Rauli 'Badding' Somerjoki) Karoliina Blackburn (Mari) Peter Franzén (Ossi) Puntti Valtonen (Arde) Ilkka Koivula (Albert Hilton) Pertti...
