Sauna (2008)

As a 25-year war between Russia and Sweden concludes, two brothers who are part of an effort to outline new border accords become undone by their actions, and their mistreatment of a young woman during their journey.

Director:

Antti-Jussi Annila

Writer:

Iiro Küttner

Stars:

Ville Virtanen, Tommi Eronen, Viktor Klimenko

4 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ville Virtanen	...	Eerik
Tommi Eronen	...	Knut
Viktor Klimenko	...	Semenski
Rain Tolk	...	Rogosin
Kari Ketonen	...	Musko
Sonja Petäjäjärvi	...	Poika
Vilhelmiina Virkkunen	...	Tytär
Taisto Reimaluoto	...	Isäntä
Ismo Kallio	...	Kylänvanhin
Kati Outinen	...	Eukko
Dick Idman	...	Roukkula
Ivo Kubecka	...	Munkki
Elena Leeve	...	Isännän tyttären ääni (voice)
Elena Spirina	...	Rogosinin äidin tuutulaulu (voice)
Peter Holmlund	...	Ruotsalaisten tulkki

Storyline

As a 25-year war between Russia and Sweden concludes, two brothers who are part of an effort to outline new border accords become undone by their actions, and their mistreatment of a young woman during their journey.

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Plot Keywords:

border | border region | gothic horror | wreck a movie | eyeglasses | 

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Taglines:

Wash your sins.

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Genres:

Horror

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [fi] Official site [us]

Country:

Finland Czech Republic

Language:

Finnish Russian

Release Date:

24 October 2008 (Finland)

Also Known As:

Evil Rising

Filming Locations:

Finland

Box Office

Budget:

€930,679 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bronson Club, Etic Pictures, Yleisradio (YLE)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The later scenes in the movie were shot first. For example Sonja Petäjäjärvi's character 'Poika' had her blood make-up already during her first takes, so the meeting scenes in the village (her first appearance in the movie) were shot later on.

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Goofs

Modern day fillings are visible in the mouth of one character.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Eerik: [Eerik just brutally killed a man with a knife] 73...
Knut: 73 what?

User Reviews

"What happened to me?"

Just finished watching this one, a very unpleasant, terrifying film about sin, guilt and redemption. The film can be looked at as a sort of metaphorical fable or can be taken literally as a supernatural horror story... or maybe one can look at it as a combination of both. The one thing certain is that the performances within the film are excellent from top to bottom.

This is an almost unbelievably brooding work and is not something you'll want to pop in as light "entertainment" when you're looking for some cheap thrills. While the film DOES deliver scares to the patient viewer, it is unusual to say the least.

Essentially, it's a Grimm Fairy Tale brought to life.