ritual,village,border,redemption,swamp,woods,soldier,murderer,gothic horror,post war,medieval,remorse,orthodox,16th century,rural setting,russo swedish war,1590s

Sauna (2008)

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Cleanse Your Sins.

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Antti-Jussi Annila
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    Eerik Ville Virtanen
  • Profile picture of Tommi Eronen
    Knut Tommi Eronen
  • Profile picture of Viktor Klimenko
    Semenski Viktor Klimenko
  • Profile picture of Rain Tolk
    Rogosin Rain Tolk
  • Profile picture of Kari Ketonen
    Musko Kari Ketonen
  • Profile picture of Taisto Reimaluoto
    Host Taisto Reimaluoto
  • Profile picture of Kati Outinen
    Old Woman Kati Outinen
  • Profile picture of Ivo Kubečka
    Monk Ivo Kubečka

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Keywords

  • ritual
  • village
  • border
  • redemption
  • swamp
  • woods
  • soldier
  • murderer
  • gothic horror
  • post war
  • medieval
  • remorse
  • orthodox
  • 16th century
  • rural setting
  • russo swedish war
  • 1590s