Sauna (2008)
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.
Director: Antti-Jussi Annila
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Ville Virtanen as Eerik |
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Tommi Eronen as Knut |
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Viktor Klimenko as Semenski |
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Rain Tolk as Rogosin |
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Kari Ketonen as Musko |
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Sonja Petäjäjärvi as Son |
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Vilhelmiina Virkkunen as Daughter |
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Taisto Reimaluoto as Host |
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Ismo Kallio as Village Elder |
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Kati Outinen as Old Woman |
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Dick Idman as Roukkula |
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Ivo Kubečka as Monk |
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Elena Leeve as Host’s Daughter (voice) |
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Elena Spirina as Rogosin's Mother's Lullaby (voice) |
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Peter Holmlund as Interpreter for the Swedes |
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Asko Vainio as Ondrei Suurinen |
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Timo Halonen as Swedish knihti |
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Eero Jaakkola as Swedish knihti |
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Aleksei Kettunen as Russian streltz |
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Juha Linna as Russian streltz |
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Stefano Pallanza as Russian streltz |
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Antti Eskola as Ostrobothnian Peasant |
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Markku Salo as Ostrobothnian Peasant |
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Heikki Tuomaala as Karelian Peasant |
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Ari Wirta as Kaatamo Peasant |
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Tarmo Leppänen as Kaatamo Peasant |
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Kari Nurmi as Kaatamo Peasant |
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Olavi Kari as Kaatamo Peasant |
| Production | Jesse Fryckman | Producer |
| Directing | Antti-Jussi Annila | Director |
| Production | Filip Hejduk | Line Producer |
| Production | Tero Kaukomaa | Producer |
| Sound | Panu Riikonen | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Vesa Meriläinen | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Olli Pärnänen | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Writing | Iiro Küttner | Writer |
| Directing | Antti Lahtinen | Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Henry Wacklin | Gaffer |
| Production | Artturi Mutanen | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Vesa Meriläinen | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Sari Aaltonen | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Jarkko Liikanen | Second Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Sami Mäntymaa | Lighting Technician |
| Production | San Fu Maltha | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Panu Riikonen | Production Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Kosti Lehikoinen | Key Grip |
| Sound | Joonas Jyrälä | Production Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Sini Hormio | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Heikki Leikola | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Sami Toro | Key Grip |
| Editing | Kari Manns | Colorist |
| Editing | Pentti Keskimäki | Colorist |
| Production | Anna Konttinen | Post Production Producer |
| Production | Martti Ylöstalo | Post Production Producer |
| Camera | Henri Blomberg | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Panu Aaltio | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Miia Nevalainen | Foley Editor |
| Art | Ville Vauras | Production Design |
| Directing | Shakir Hafoudh | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Pia Pesonen | Casting |
| Production | Essi Suomela | Production Manager |
| Production | Tutsa Huuhka | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Vilppunen | Costume Design |
| Editing | Joona Louhivuori | Editor |
| Production | Ivan Vorlíček | Casting |
| Art | Antti Nikkinen | Production Design |
| Crew | Jarno Jernström | Special Effects Technician |
| Production | Lotta Lanamäki | Production Assistant |