Nordic Council Film Prize 2009 / Director: AJ Annila
Filth
Finland’s nominee for Nordic Council Film Prize is ”Sauna”, AJ Annila’s second genre film after his Finnish/Chinese Kung Fu movie ”Jade Warrior”. It is a horror film about sins and forgiveness, bathing in the Finnish sauna culture, in the no-zone between Christianity and paganism. The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2008 and continued its festival tour with 30 different destinations.
The story of ”Sauna” is set in year 1595. The long war is fi nally 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 they cross an uncharted swamp, the girl returns to haunt them.
Finland (2008)
Duration: 83 min
Dialogue: Finnish
Subtitles: English
Duration: 83 min
Dialogue: Finnish
Subtitles: English
