Hustlers (2010): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2010, Hustlers is a comedy, drama and romance film directed by Lauri Nurkse, running about 100 minutes.

What it’s about. The director Lauri Nurkse tells that Veijarit is a film about "arjensietokyvyttömyys" (= inability to tolerate everyday life) and about the Peter Pan complex. The main actor Mikko Leppilampi says it's about "kolkyttoistavuotiaat" (= thirtyeenagers = people of thirty behaving like teenagers). An immediate reference point is the commedia all'italiana of the 1950s and the 1960s, the black comedy often exposing the infantile stage of development of the Italian male. Saku and Ässä are anti-heroes, but we never fail to sense the humanity behind their shallow and crazy ways. Veijarit is a satire and a parody of a superficial way of life, but there is a vitality in the protagonists that we feel can lead them to a more meaningful stage of existence after the prolonged youth full of sound and fury. There is a motif of transcendence in the imagery of flying: will the balloons carry me or will they burst.

Who’s in it. Hustlers stars Mikko Leppilampi as Saku, Antti Luusuaniemi as Ässä, Pihla Viitala as Anna and Malla Malmivaara as Rita, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 4.8/10, Hustlers has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Hustlers page.

If you liked it. Fans of Hustlers tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.