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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 | Bronson Club |
Distributed by | Sandrew Metronome |
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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. The film was awarded three Jussi Awards in 2009: the best sound design, the best scenography and the best costumes. [4] [5] [6] In addition, the film was nominated for best lead actor (Ville Virtanen), best lead actor (Tommi Eronen) and best editing.
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At the end of the Russo-Swedish War (1590-1595), brothers Knut and Eerik are tasked with marking the border between Finland under Swedish rule and the Tsardom of Russia. Eerik is a Stockholm educated cartographer hardened by a long war. On the way, the brothers kill a peasant and lock his daughter in the cellar to die, but in the marshes of the north, the ghost of the girl returns to haunt them. Upon arriving at a mysterious village in the middle of the swamp, the brothers find a sauna in which they hope to be washed of their sins. [1]
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The film was released on DVD by Mpi Home Video on October 27, 2009. [7] The DVD has been released in the Nordic countries as well as in Germany, the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom, [8] as well as on blu-ray in Germany. [9]
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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. [10] 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..." [11] 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". [12]