Happy Fatties
Directed by Teppo AiraksinenLittle Esa is a talented floorball player who is worshipped by his father. After a well-played game, Esa accidentally bumps into Elvis. The singer instantly becomes Esa's one and only idol. Decades later, Little Esa has turned into Big Esa, an overweight middle-aged man forsaken by his father. Sports has become a source of deep shame and frustration for Esa, who now preaches his own personal philosophy which can be best described by the phrase "lard is a blessing." Things quickly change when Esa's own son decides that he wants to play floorball. Esa is forced to participate in the traditional Father/Son Game at his son's Floorball Club. In the game, he must face his feelings of shame and also come to terms with his father who despises him. In the struggle, he has only two things going for him: his love of lard and fatness, and the magical Elvis who speaks to him through an album cover.
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Happy Fatties was released on February 10, 2010.
Happy Fatties was directed by Teppo Airaksinen.
Happy Fatties has a runtime of 20m.
Happy Fatties was produced by Tero Kaukomaa, Benjamin Mercer, Merja Ritola.
Little Esa is a talented floorball player who is worshipped by his father. After a well-played game, Esa accidentally bumps into Elvis. The singer instantly becomes Esa's one and only idol. Decades later, Little Esa has turned into Big Esa, an overweight middle-aged man forsaken by his father. Sports has become a source of deep shame and frustration for Esa, who now preaches his own personal philosophy which can be best described by the phrase "lard is a blessing." Things quickly change when Esa's own son decides that he wants to play floorball. Esa is forced to participate in the traditional Father/Son Game at his son's Floorball Club. In the game, he must face his feelings of shame and also come to terms with his father who despises him. In the struggle, he has only two things going for him: his love of lard and fatness, and the magical Elvis who speaks to him through an album cover.
The key characters in Happy Fatties are Esa (Asko Sahlman), Pirjo (Sari Mällinen), Julius (Alvar Virtanen).
Happy Fatties is a Short, Comedy film.
Happy Fatties has an audience rating of 6.7 out of 10.
Happy Fatties had a budget of $94,674.