Sauna

Script:

Iiro Küttner

Director:

AJ Annila

Cinematography:

Henri Blomberg

Set design:

Antti Nikkinen, Ville Vauras

Costumes:

Anna Vilppunen

Make-up:

Salla Mäntymaa

Sound:

Panu Riikonen

Editing :

Joona Louhivuori

Production:

Jesse Fryckman

Shooting:

10/2007 - 03/2008

Budget:

930 679 € (SES 180 000 €)

Release:

24.10.2008

Actors:

Ville Virtanen, Tommi Eronen, Rain Tolk, Kari Ketonen, Kati Outinen, Taisto Reimaluoto, Ismo Kallio, Viktor Klimenko

Synopsis:

A cruel horror film bathing in the Finnish sauna culture, in the no-zone between Christianity and paganism.

Year 1595. The long war is finally over. Brothers Knut and Erik, members of a commission marking the border between Finland and Russia, commit a terrible sin when they leave a young girl to die a horrible death. As the commission crosses an uncharted swamp, the girl returns to haunt them, her face pouring endless filth. The weary men find solace in a nameless village and find a sauna—a sauna where all sins are washed away. Seeking forgiveness, the brothers step in... Sauna is a horror film about sins and repentance. The story leads us into the core of darkness where there is no hope, no salvation.

International sales:
Bogeydom licensing

Festivals:

Toronto International Film Festival, Canada, 4.–13.9.2008

Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival, France, 12.–21.9.2008

Fantastic Film Festival Austin, Texas, USA, 12.–25.9.2008

Helsinki International Film Festival Love & Anarchy, Finland, 18.–28.9.2008

Pusan Film Festival Market, South Korea, 25.9.–6.10.2008

Sitges, Festival Intrenacional de Cinema de Catalunya, Spain, 2.–12.10.2008

Ravenna Nightmare Film Fest, Italy, 27.10.–1.11.2008

Etrange Festival Strasbourg, France, 29.10.–2.11.2008

San Sebastian Horror and Fantasy Film Festival, Spain, 31.10.–8.11.2008

Leeds International Film Festival, UK, 4.–16.11.2008

Finnish Film Week in St. Petersburg, Russia, 28.11.–3.12.2008

Calabria Film Festival, Catanzaro, Italy, 2.–6.12.2008

Finnish Film Week in Petroskoi, Russia, 3.–7.12.2008

Göteborg International Film Festival, Sweden, 23.1.–2.2.2009

16th Gerardmer Fantasy Film Festival, France, 28.1.–2.2.2009

European Film Market, Berlin, Germany, 5.–13.2.2009

Istanbul International Film festival, Turkey, 12.2.–1.3.2009

Riga International Fantasy Film Festival, Latvia, 27.2.–8.3.2009

Festival du Cinéma Nordique, Rouen, France, 18.–29.3.2009

Titanic Film Festival, Budapest, Hungary, 26.3.–5.4.2009

27th Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Film, Belgium, 9.–21.4.2009

25th Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival, The Netherlands, 15.–26.4.2009

Dead by Dawn, Scotland´s Int. Horror Film Fest, UK, 30.4.2009

EuroCine, Rome, Italy, 9.5.2009

Cannes Marché du Film, France, 13.–24.5.2009

Forum des images, Midnight screening, Paris, France, 16.5.2009

The Transilvania International Film Festival, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 29.5.–7.6.2009

Filmfest München, Germany, 26.6.–4.7.2009

NIFFF- Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival, Switzerland, 30.6.–5.7.2009

Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival, Korea, 16.–26.7.2009

Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia, 24.7.–9.8.2009

Grossmann Film & Wine Fest, Slovenia, 10.–15.8.2009

Fresh Film Fest, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, 12.–16.8.2009

Nordkapp Filmfestival, Norway, 9.–13.9.2009

MOTELx – Festival Internacional de Cinema de Terror de Lisboa, Portugal, 2.–6.9.2009

Nordic Council Film Prize Tour, Iceland, 12.–13.9.2009

Athens International Film Festival, Greece, 16.–27.9.2009

6th Reykjavik International Film Festival, Iceland, 17.–27.9.2009

Nordic Council Film Prize Tour, Norway, 19.–20.9.2009

Nordic Council Film Prize Tour, Denmark, 4.–11.10.2009

Nordic Film Festival 2009, Australia
16.10.–

Nordic Council Film Prize Tour, Sweden, 23.–28.10.2009

Grim Up North Festival, Manchester UK, 29.10.–1.11.2009

Finnish Film Week, Murmansk, Russia, 2.–7.11.2009

Finnish Film Week, Tallinn & Tartu, Estonia, 2.–8.11.2009

Arctic Light Filmfestival, Kiruna, Sweden, 4.11.2009

31st Noordelijk Film Festival, The Netherlands, 11.–15.11.2009

Finnish Film Festival, Florence, Italy, 13.–15.11.2009

Indonesia International Fantastic Film Festival, 13.–22.11.2009

La Habana International Film Festival, Cuba, 3.–10.12.2009

Finnish Film Week in Moscow, Russia, 5.–20.1.2010

Tromsø International Film Festival, Norway, 18.–24.1.2010

Fantasporto – Porto International Film Festival, Portugal, 22.2.–7.3.2010

Third Nordic Film Festival, Kaliningrad, 26.2.–5.3.2010

Finnish Film Week, Belgrade, Serbia, 22.–28.4.2010

Awards & Prizes:

Riga International Fantasy Film Festival, Latvia, 27.2.–8.3.2009
Main Prize – The Golden Tooth

27th Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Film, Belgium, 9.–21.4.2009
Méliès d´Argent
The Silver Raven, Special Prize of the jury

Production

Bronson Club
Hämeentie 11
00530 Helsinki
Tel. +358 40 590 9999
Fax. +358 9 710 061
Email. jesse@bronson.fi
Internet  www.bronson.fi

Distribution in Finland

Sandrew Metronome Distribution Finland Oy Ab
Etelä Esplanandi 24 A
00130 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 8866 7707
Fax. +358 9 8866 7710

« previous page