Sauna

"Cleanse Your Sins."

Oct 24 2008 Unrated 1h 23m
Horror

It is 1595. Brutal wars have just ended in an uneasy peace between Protestant Sweden and Orthodox Russia. We focus on the spiritual defeats of two conquered Finnish brothers, one a hardened near-psychopathic war hero, the other a gentle scientist in an age with no use for such men. They find themselves in the swampy interior, demarcating the new border with a unit of sadistic Russians.

Plot

The Russo-Swedish War (1590-1595) has just ended, and new borders are drawn between Finland (under Swedish rule) and the Tsardom of Russia. Brothers Knut and Eerik are tasked with marking the border. They discover a mysterious village, built in the middle of a swamp. Within the village is a sauna, and the brothers hope it may wash away their sins.

Written by

Iiro Küttner

Directed by

Antti-Jussi Annila

Cast

Ville Virtanen, Tommi Eronen, Viktor Klimenko

Crew

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Production Countries

Czech Republic, Finland

Production Companies

YLE, Etic Pictures, Bronson Club

Languages

suomi

Awards

5 wins & 6 nominations

Trailers
SAUNA OFFICIAL TRAILER
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