Soap Fever
20261h 18m5.0
Documentary
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Genre
- Documentary
- Origin
- Finland
About
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.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet.
Details
- Director
- Inka Achté
- Writing
- Inka Achté
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Aug 21, 2026
- Studio
- Napafilms
Cast
Anne-Mari Alajuuma
Self
Jussi Jäntti
Self
Hanna Pitkänen
Self
Kaarina Hazard
Self
Marko Reijonen
Self
Aira Tapio
Self
Jorma Moilanen
Self
Hessu Reijonen
Self (archive footage)
Ronn Moss
Self / Ridge Forrester (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joanna Johnson
Self / Caroline Spencer (archive footage) (uncredited)
John McCook
Self / Eric Forrester (archive footage) (uncredited)
Shari Shattuck
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Katherine Kelly Lang
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Darlene Conley
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Don Johnson
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
David Hasselhoff
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Alexander Stubb
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Esko Aho
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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