Freetime Machos
Freetime Machos
Mika Ronkainen
Finland / 2009 / 83'
Freetime Machos
Mika Ronkainen
Finland / 2009 / 83'

When fathers, sons and boyfriends leave the house and to spend time together, their way of thinking, speaking and behaving undergoes a radical change. Matti, Mikko and their friends play rugby for ‘the third lousiest team in the world’ in the most northern part of Finland, a desolate place where it would be easier to oust Finland’s President Kekkonen than Nokia and where a man would rather be stabbed than admit to having woman-trouble. But rugby is not the only activity that occupies the freetime of these ‘real men’: they also have to tackle vacuum cleaners and dusters, as they are routinely humiliated by their wives.

Director

Mika Ronkainen

Born on 6 August 1970 in Kuusamo, Finland, he is a Finnish director who lives and works in Oulu. His most well-known films are the documentaries "Screaming Men" (2003) and "Freetime Machos" (2009).

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