The film's cast includes well-known Finnish actors and rock musicians.

Fifteen desperate men named Frank band together to escape from the repressive Kallio district of Helsinki.

An English-speaking man named Pekka joins the bar room conspirators, whose avoidance of last names helps them outsmart obstructing forces as they sneak through dark alleys and the tunnels of the Helsinki metro.

Taking advantage of the night, their goal is to reach the magical seaside district of Eira.

[4] Others have drawn connections between The Saimaa Gesture and Calamari Union and the Finnish punk movement.