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Steam of Life (2010)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 20M

Director : Joonas Berghäll, Mika Hotakainen

Synopsis

Finnish men in sauna, speaking straight from the heart.

Actors

Timo Aalto
Timo Aalto
Himself
Pekka Ahonen
Pekka Ahonen
Himself
Aarne Aksila
Aarne Aksila
Himself
Mauno Alasuutari
Mauno Alasuutari
Himself
Arto Blomqvist
Arto Blomqvist
Himself

Crews

Joonas Berghäll
Joonas Berghäll
Director
Mika Hotakainen
Mika Hotakainen
Director
Mika Hotakainen
Mika Hotakainen
Writer
Joonas Berghäll
Joonas Berghäll
Writer
Petri Rossi
Petri Rossi
Associate Producer
Adel Kjellström
Adel Kjellström
Associate Producer
Timo Peltola
Timo Peltola
Editor
Timo Vierimaa
Timo Vierimaa
Production Manager
Martti Ylöstalo
Martti Ylöstalo
Post Production Producer
Christian Christensen
Christian Christensen
Sound Designer
Juha Hakanen
Juha Hakanen
Sound Recordist
Mika Hotakainen
Mika Hotakainen
Sound Recordist
Olli Huhtanen
Olli Huhtanen
Sound Recordist
Jukka Nurmela
Jukka Nurmela
Sound Recordist
Pelle Venetjoki
Pelle Venetjoki
Sound Recordist
Heikki Färm
Heikki Färm
Director of Photography
Jani Kumpulainen
Jani Kumpulainen
Director of Photography

Trailers and other movies

Steam of Life - Documentary Trailer - POV 2011 | PBS

Posters and backgrounds

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