Kummeli Kultakuume

Kummeli Kultakuume

Year: 1997

Runtime: 96 mins

Language: Finnish

Director: Matti Grönberg

Comedy

Elmeri, a psychiatric patient, claims his late father stole a cache of gold from retreating German troops at the end of World II and hid it in Lapland wilderness. With his openly gay nurse breaking him out of the institution, the pair heads north, meeting an array of eccentric characters while chasing the hidden treasure.

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Timeline & Setting – Kummeli Kultakuume (1997)

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Time period

1984

Set in 1984 Finland, the story unfolds amid Cold War undercurrents and lingering postwar memory. The era provides a backdrop of bureaucratic institutions, secret networks, and the social mores that the plot playfully subverts. The treasure-hunt adventure unfolds within a distinctly 1980s Finnish milieu.

Location

Lapland, Finland, Tampere, Finland

The film moves across Finland, beginning in the remote Lapland region and venturing into urban Tampere. It interweaves forested terrain, rivers, and the baron’s estate as the crew pursues a legendary gold treasure. The settings reflect a mix of rural isolation and city life during the mid-1980s.

🏔️ Lapland setting 🏛️ Tampere setting 🗺️ Finland locale

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Main Characters – Kummeli Kultakuume (1997)

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Elmeri Hautamäki (Heikki Silvennoinen)

A man who has spent his life in a mental institution and escapes with his nurse. He is resourceful, determined, and willing to risk everything for freedom and his father’s gold, undergoing a personal reinvention along the way.

🎭 Comedic 🗝️ Identity

Janne-Petteri Broman (Heikki Hela)

A devoted nurse who assists in the escape. He is loyal, bold, and acts as a steady companion to the chaotic quest that unfolds around him.

💙 Loyal 🌈 LGBTQ ally

Jönssi Kagelberg (Heikki Vihinen)

One of the Kagelberg twins; energetic and mischievous, he dives into the adventure and helps uncover clues, including the buried motorbike.

⚡ Energetic 🧩 Mischievous

Dille Kagelberg (Timo Kahilainen)

The other Kagelberg twin; unconventional and inventive, he pursues new opportunities after the treasure hunt, adding to the group’s dynamic.

🎒 Eccentric 🧠 Inventive

Peter North (Jukka Puotila)

A German Waffen-SS veteran believed dead in 1944, he resurfaces as a dangerous adversary tied to Nazi networks seeking the gold.

🕵️‍♂️ Villain 💀 Menace

Eugen von Lahtinen (Vesa-Matti Loiri)

A flamboyant aristocrat and baron who becomes entangled with the treasure and the protagonists during a spring celebration.

🎩 Aristocrat 🕊️ Charismatic

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Oiva Lohtander)

A gold exchanger who appears helpful but works for a secret Nazi organization, complicating the treasure’s fate.

💼 Connector 🕵️ Secretive

Kulokoski (Kari Hietalahti)

A doctor from the mental institution chasing Elmeri; stern and authoritative, a foil to the escapees’ scheme.

🩺 Doctor 🎯 Persistent

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Major Themes – Kummeli Kultakuume (1997)

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🗝️ Identity

Elmeri Hautamäki’s escape forces a transformation as he adopts a new name and life to pursue freedom and family.

💰 Greed

The hidden gold acts as a catalyst that tests loyalties, attracts unlikely allies, and exposes dangerous pasts.

🎭 Comedy

The film leverages farce and eccentric characters to lampoon postwar myths, secrecy, and the blurred line between crime and humor.

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