Trainer (2018)
Rise and fall of Jari Sarasvuo, as he transforms from a media person to business training guru during the crazy years of the 1990s and 2000s, just before the financial crash.
Top billed cast
Mikko NousiainenJari Sarasvuo
Iiro PanulaJan
Riku NieminenEsko
Jukka RasilaParantainen
Tatu SinisaloJussi
Torsti TemonenPieni Jari
Juha HippiJarin isä- Max MarkkanenJari koululaisena
Jaana SaarinenRitva
Inka KallénMeri
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