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Steam of Life
Miesten vuoro · dir. Joonas Berghäll, Mika Hotakainen
Finland 2010, 81’
Trailer
Document. It’s neither a therapist’s office nor a lover’s bed where Finnish men’s deepest feelings about life, love and family are brought to the surface: It’s the sauna. The film allows the viewer to become a fly on the wall as it listens in on men — naked men — talking to other men (or occasionally a grizzly bear) in the sanctuary of the country’s ubiquitous saunas. The sauna acts as a catalyst that makes a man open up to another. Body and soul are cleansed at the same time. Sauna rituals, such as vihta, löyly and beer, create an atmosphere conducive to pooling personal concerns.
| Director: | Joonas Berghäll, Mika Hotakainen |
| Screenplay: | Joonas Berghäll, Mika Hotakainen |
| Cinematography: | Färm Heikki, Kumpulainen Jani |
| Editing: | Peltola Timo |
