Steam of Life (Miesten vuoro) TRAILER

STEAM OF LIFE Naked Finnish men sit in the sauna and speak straight from their heart. In the warmth of rusty stoves these men cleanse themselves both physically and mentally. The film travels through Finland and the camera joins men in many different saunas to let us hear touching stories about love, death, birth and friendship. In all of its simplicity camera records the landscapes, saunas and men in almost magical pictures. The presence of the characters and the depth of the emotion reaches the limit where it is almost intolerable for the viewer to watch. This film reveals the naked souls of these men exceptionally intimately and creates a poetic portrayal of Finnish men. Duration: 84 min Shooting Format: S16mm Screening Format: 35mm, HDCam, DigiBeta Written and Directed by Joonas Berghäll & Mika Hotakainen Cinematography Heikki Färm F.S.C. Jani Kumpulainen F.S.C. Editing Timo Peltola Sound Design Christian Christensen Music Jonas Bohlin Producer Joonas Berghäll / OKTOBER OY Co-Producer Adel Kjellström / Röde Orm Film AB International distribution: Films Transit International Inc. In association with: YLE TV2 / Dokumenttiprojekti, Finnish Film Foundation, AVEK, MEDIA Programme, NFTF, ARTE, Swedish Film Institute, SVT, ERR OKTOBER OY / 2010