Steam of Life
2010 Finnish film
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Steam of Life (Finnish: Miesten vuoro) is a Finnish documentary film about male saunas directed by Joonas Berghäll and Mika Hotakainen. The movie was produced by Joonas Berghäll.
- Joonas Berghäll
- Mika Hotakainen
- Joonas Berghäll
- Mika Hotakainen
- Heikki Farm
- Jani Kumpulainen
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| Produced by | Joonas Berghäll |
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| Edited by | Timo Peltola |
| Music by | Jonas Bohlin |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | Finnish |
It opened theatrically in New York City on 30 July 2010 and opened in Los Angeles on 6 August 2010 at the 14th Annual DocuWeeks.[1][2][3]
Recognition
It was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards, but it didn't make the final shortlist.[4]
It is the first documentary film to represent Finland at the Academy Awards.[5] It was also nominated for "Best Documentary" at the 23rd European Film Awards.
It won the Best International Cinematography at the Documentary Edge Festival in New Zealand in 2011.[citation needed]
