Steam of Life explained

Steam of Life
Producer:	Joonas Berghäll
Music:	Jonas Bohlin
Editing:	Timo Peltola
Runtime:	84 minutes
Country:	Finland
Language:	Finnish

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. 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.

See also

• List of submissions to the 83rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Finnish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

External links

• Official website
• Variety Review
• Sauna Float Website
  • • • • Twenty films that make men cry at BBC News

Notes and References

1. Arclight Hollywood http://www.arclightcinemas.com/ArcLight/faces/MovieDetails.jsp?movieName=DOCUWEEK%26%2358;+STEAM+OF+LIFE&pageInfo=IDA, 2010-07-31
2. IFC Center http://www.ifccenter.com/Films/Steam-Of-Life/, 2010-07-31
3. 14th Annual DocuWeeks Web site: DocuWeeks 2010 | International Documentary Association . 2011-01-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110223072022/http://www.documentary.org/docuweeks2010 . 2011-02-23 ., 2010-07-31
4. Web site: 9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race . 2011-01-19. oscars.org.
5. Web site: Steam Of Life Is Finnish Oscar Entry . 2010-10-02. nordiskfilmogtvfond.