Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

Name: Smoke Sauna Sisterhood
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2024-01-23
Cast: Maria Meresaar, Elsa Saks, Marianne Liiv, Eva Kübar, Liis Kuresoo

In the darkness of a smoke sauna, women share their innermost secrets and intimate experiences, washing off the shame trapped in their bodies and regaining their strength through a sense of communion.

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Anna Hints

Estonia, France, Iceland 2023

Estonian

Czech

89 min.

18+

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Several women share their innermost secrets and intimate experiences in the Estonian smoke sauna, a UNESCO-listed phenomenon. They use ancient rituals to wash away the shame hidden in their bodies and regain their strength through a sense of sisterhood. Anna Hints' Sundance Award-winning documentary is a mystical journey into a space where one is free to face inner demons and anxieties. It is a fascinating homage to the smoke sauna, a place steeped in tradition, a celebration of female belonging and a cleansing ritual in its own right.

Credits

Director: Anna Hints

Screenplay: Anna Hints

Cinematography: Ants Tammik

Music: Edvard Egilsson & EETER

Sound: Huldar Freyr Arnarson, Edvard Egilsson

Editing: Hendrik Mägar, Tushar Prakash, Qutaiba Barhamji, Martin Männik, Anna Hints

Producer: Marianne Ostrat

Co-production: Juliette Cazanave, Hlín Jóhannesdóttir, Anna Hints

Cast: Maria Meresaar, Elsa Saks, Marianne Liiv, Eva Kübar, Liis Kuresoo, Eda Veeroja, Maria Aasa, Merit Kask, Leno Kuura, Kerttu Kuslap, Sandra Lepik, Signe Mällo

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