Sauna (film)
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| Sauna | |
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| Directed by | Antti-Jussi Annila |
| Written by | Iiro Küttner |
| Produced by | Jesse Fryckman Tero Kaukomaa |
| Starring | Ville Virtanen Tommi Eronen Viktor Klimenko |
| Cinematography | Henri Blomberg |
| Edited by | Joona Louhivuori |
| Music by | Panu Aaltio |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Sandrew Metronome |
Release dates |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | Finnish |
| Budget | €930,679[1] |
Sauna, also known as Filth[2] or Evil Rising,[3] is a 2008 Finnish horror film directed by Antti-Jussi Annila.
Premise
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At the end of the Russo-Swedish War, brothers Knut and Eerik are tasked with marking the border between Finland and Russia. Upon arriving at a mysterious village in the middle of swamp, the brothers find a sauna in which they hope to be washed of their sins.[1]
Cast
- Ville Virtanen as Eerik
- Tommi Eronen as Knut
- Viktor Klimenko as Semenski
- Rain Tolk as Rogosin
- Kari Ketonen as Musko
- Vilhelmiina Virkkunen as a daughter
- Taisto Reimaluoto as a householder
- Ismo Kallio as a village elder
- Dick Idman as Roukkula
- Kati Outinen as an old woman
- Sonja Petäjäjärvi as a boy
Release
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Home media
The film was released on DVD by Mpi Home Video on October 27, 2009.[4]
Reception
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French film review website CinemaFantastique.net awarded it 3/4, praising the film's atmosphere, cinematography, and for effectively capturing the 16th century period. However, they criticized the film's non-linear story, and dialogue which made it difficult to fully understand the film.[5] James Gillett from Digital Retribution gave the film a score of 4/5, writing, "Sauna is an impressive film; thematically rich and stunningly realised. It's the kind of horror movie seldom seen. Those who occasionally enjoy something a little more cerebral than your average horror effort will find themselves with a deeply rewarding and engaging film. Wash your sins. Step inside..."[6] David Nusair from Reel Film Reviews, however, panned the film, awarding it no stars out of four, calling it "An abominable, utterly worthless piece of work".[7]
References
- ^ a b "Sauna". ses.fi. The Finnish Film Foundation. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ^ "Sauna (2008)". elonet.fi. National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ^ Migliorini, Matt (July 25, 2011). "DVD Releases: 'Evil Rising' ('Sauna')". cine-vue.com. Cine-Vue. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ^ "Sauna (2008) - Antti-Jussi Annila". Allmovie.com. AllMovie. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ "Sauna - Sauna (2008) un film de Antti-Jussi Annila". CinemaFantastique.net. Metzgerin. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ Gillett, James. "Sauna DVD Review". Digital Retribution.com. James Gillett. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ Nusair, David. "Four Horror Films from IFC - Reviews by David Nusair". ReelFilm.com. David Nusair. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
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