Does The Punk Syndrome end with hope?

Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Punk Syndrome scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 84% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Punk Syndrome easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Punk Syndrome violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Punk Syndrome sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 73% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Punk Syndrome

Name: The Punk Syndrome
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 2012
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Pertti Kurikka, Kari Aalto, Sami Helle, Toni Välitalo, Kalle Pajamaa

Directed by Jukka Kärkkäinen, J-P Passi

Produced by Mouka Filmi, Auto Images

201285 min7.1 / 10

A joyful, intimate documentary celebrating a punk band of musicians with intellectual disabilities as they navigate the music industry with pride, humor, and genuine human connection.

The Punk Syndrome is a film about Finland’s most kick-ass punk rock band, Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät. The band members, Pertti, Kari, Toni and Sami, are mentally handicapped and they play their music with a lot of attitude and pride. We follow these professional musicians on their journey from obscurity to popularity. We watch them fight, fall in love and experience strong emotions. We witness long days in the recording studio and on tour. They laugh, cry, drink and fight over who gets to sit in the front on the tour bus. Then it’s time to make up and go talk to people in the audience and tell them how great their band is.

Clusters

Found Family Stories Uplifting Underdog Stories Feel-Good Belonging & Self-Discovery Music And Musicians Documentary Filmmaking Styles

Genres

Documentary Music

Keywords

Punk Rock Music Documentary

Questions people ask

Does The Punk Syndrome end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.
Is The Punk Syndrome scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Is The Punk Syndrome easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.
Is The Punk Syndrome violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is The Punk Syndrome sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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