Soap Fever

Name: Soap Fever
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-08-21
Duration: 1 h 18 min
Rating: 5
Cast: Jussi Jäntti, Kaarina Hazard

Kaunarikuume (2026)

1:18 (78 min)

Documentary

Finland, Sweden

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Watch film Soap Fever — Soap Fever (Kaunarikuume) Official trailer

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Production

Napafilms

Release date

21 August 2026

Director

Inka Achté

Scenario

Inka Achté

Producer

Marianne Mäkelä

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Actors

Anne-Mari Alajuuma

themself

Jussi Jäntti

themself

Hanna Pitkänen

themself

Kaarina Hazard

herself

Marko Reijonen

himself

Aira Tapio

themself

Jorma Moilanen

himself

Hessu Reijonen

himself (archive footage)

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Short description

With the Soviet Union’s dissolution dragging down the economy of neighboring Finland, the Scandinavian country was plunged in a period of protracted recession. And with no recovery in sight, a soap opera offered Finns a respite from the grim reality; the debut of The Bold and the Beautiful on television quickly amassed a vast and dedicated following, whereas the arrival of American idols in the country, on tour, elicited unprecedented frenzy.