Canada / Sep 05, 2008 / Toronto International Film Festival
Cleanse Your Sins.
1h 23min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Taisto Reimaluoto | Host |
| Ismo Kallio | Village Elder |
| Kati Outinen | Old Woman |
| Dick Idman | Roukkula |
| Ivo Kubečka | Monk |
| Elena Leeve | Host’s Daughter (voice) |
| Elena Spirina | Rogosin's Mother's Lullaby (voice) |
| Peter Holmlund | Interpreter for the Swedes |
| Asko Vainio | Ondrei Suurinen |
| Timo Halonen | Swedish knihti |
| Eero Jaakkola | Swedish knihti |
| Aleksei Kettunen | Russian streltz |
| Juha Linna | Russian streltz |
| Stefano Pallanza | Russian streltz |
| Antti Eskola | Ostrobothnian Peasant |
| Markku Salo | Ostrobothnian Peasant |
| Heikki Tuomaala | Karelian Peasant |
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| Ari Wirta | Kaatamo Peasant |
| Tarmo Leppänen | Kaatamo Peasant |
| Kari Nurmi | Kaatamo Peasant |
| Olavi Kari | Kaatamo Peasant |
Genres
Horror
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Sauna |
| Original language | suomi (FI) |
| Spoken languages | suomi, Pусский |
| Production countries | Czech Republic, Finland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Bronson Club, Etic Pictures |
| Release date | 17 ottobre 2008 |
| Production | Jesse Fryckman, Filip Hejduk, Tero Kaukomaa, Artturi Mutanen, San Fu Maltha, Heikki Leikola |
| Writer | Iiro Küttner |
| Casting | Pia Pesonen, Tutsa Huuhka, Ivan Vorlíček |
| Editing | Joona Louhivuori, Kari Manns, Pentti Keskimäki |
| Cinematography | Henri Blomberg, Sari Aaltonen, Jarkko Liikanen, Kosti Lehikoinen, Sami Toro |
| Assistant directors | Antti Lahtinen, Shakir Hafoudh, Antti-Jussi Annila, Sini Hormio |
| Lighting | Henry Wacklin, Sami Mäntymaa |
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| Camera operators | Sari Aaltonen, Jarkko Liikanen, Kosti Lehikoinen, Sami Toro, Henri Blomberg |
| Additional photography | Sari Aaltonen, Jarkko Liikanen, Kosti Lehikoinen, Sami Toro, Henri Blomberg |
| Production design | Ville Vauras, Antti Nikkinen |
| Art direction | Ville Vauras, Antti Nikkinen |
| Set decoration | Ville Vauras, Antti Nikkinen |
| Special effects | Jarno Jernström |
| Music | Panu Aaltio, Panu Riikonen, Vesa Meriläinen, Olli Pärnänen, Joonas Jyrälä, Miia Nevalainen |
| Sound | Panu Riikonen, Vesa Meriläinen, Olli Pärnänen, Joonas Jyrälä, Panu Aaltio, Miia Nevalainen |
| Costume design | Anna Vilppunen |
| Makeup | Anna Vilppunen |
| Hairstyling | Anna Vilppunen |
| Budget | 1.114.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
United States / Sep 20, 2008 / Austin Fantastic Fest
Finland / Sep 25, 2008 / Helsinki International Film Festival
Spain / Oct 04, 2008 / Sitges Film Festival
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United Kingdom / Nov 09, 2008 / Leeds International Film Festiva
Limited release
Finland / Oct 17, 2008
Theatrical release
Finland / Oct 24, 2008 / K-16
Sweden / Oct 25, 2009 / 15
Germany / Jun 25, 2010 / 18
Digital
United States / Mar 25, 2009 / IFC Festival Direct
Physical media
United States / Oct 27, 2009 / NR
Netherlands / Jun 28, 2010 / 16 / DVD
United Kingdom / Jul 25, 2011 / 15
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