Steam of Life (2010)
A scene from STEAM OF LIFE, a film by Joonas Berghall and Mika Hotakainen. Photo courtesy Oktober Oy. All rights reserved.
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Also Known As: Miesten Vuoro
Opened: 07/30/2010 Limited
| Limited | 07/30/2010 | |
| IFC Center | 07/30/2010 - 08/05/2010 | 7 days |
| Arclight/Holly... | 08/06/2010 - 08/12/2010 | 7 days |
Trailer: Click for trailer
Genre: Finnish Documentary (In Finnish with English subtitles)
Rated: Unrated
Synopsis
Naked Finnish men sit in the sauna and speak straight from their heart. In the warmth of rusty stoves these men cleanse themselves both physically and mentally.
The film travels through Finland and the camera joins men in many different saunas to let us hear touching stories about love, death, birth and friendship. In all of its simplicity camera records the landscapes, saunas and men in almost magical pictures. The presence of the characters and the depth of the emotion reaches the limit where it is almost intolerable for the viewer to watch. This film reveals the naked souls of these men exceptionally intimately and creates a poetic portrayal of Finnish men.
