Maantie kutsuu! 1937

Overview

The film tells the story of modern motorcycle riding in Helsinki in the late 1930s. When the spring sun begins to warm up, members of the Helsinki Motorcycle Club go on a bike ride. The bikes are repaired and in the morning they gather at Töölöntori Square, where the journey towards the countryside begins. The idea is a journey for the sake of the journey itself, without any benefit. The road, the machine and its control are the world of modern man: “The motorcyclist is created to race.” “The so