Finnish bath house at the end of the world cleans more than just the pores.
Links: AFFF / imdb
There's always something raw in these Northern European horror films. Usually a bleak setting in nature, a story set against the backdrop of man and the elements. And usually it's "men" and the elements, women are hardly ever the protagonists somehow.
The filth / cleansing theme in this film gave it a unity that I appreciated. It also had a kind of M. Night Shyamalan vibe to it, but then without the disappointing twist in the end that he always comes up with.
Rating: 6
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There are places where man's sins can not be cleansed
Links: AFFF / imdb
Joost remarked correctly; many Scandinavian horrormovies seem to share the same gray, grim, moody atmosphere. Man vs nature. This was no exception. From the background via the story to the characters, there was a consistency in darkness and roughness. A plus.
I didn't "get" the entire story. Judging from the questioning remarks I heard around me during the creditroll, I was not the only one. That in itself is not a bad thing, but this particular story left me dangling too much; but... eh... what?? why? Does it want to lead my thoughts or ideas in a certain direction? If so which, or, well, perhaps not at all? And too much dangling, besides ripped flesh, results in the impression that the film simply failed to deliver the goods.
A shame, for I liked many aspects of it.
Rating: 6
Links: AFFF / imdb
Joost remarked correctly; many Scandinavian horrormovies seem to share the same gray, grim, moody atmosphere. Man vs nature. This was no exception. From the background via the story to the characters, there was a consistency in darkness and roughness. A plus.
I didn't "get" the entire story. Judging from the questioning remarks I heard around me during the creditroll, I was not the only one. That in itself is not a bad thing, but this particular story left me dangling too much; but... eh... what?? why? Does it want to lead my thoughts or ideas in a certain direction? If so which, or, well, perhaps not at all? And too much dangling, besides ripped flesh, results in the impression that the film simply failed to deliver the goods.
A shame, for I liked many aspects of it.
Rating: 6
description: 16th century, war Russia/Sweden just ended, drawing borders, maps, soldier from both sides, Sweden brothers, older brother is a killer, sauna, girl trapped, ghost of girl trapped, glasses, haunting, border agreements, swamp village, one child, 73, 74, 75, gay
(Geoffrey): (rating 8)
This can be considered as a ghost movie I guess, but this is one of the most original I have seen. I was thrilled that it did not concern a house hunting.
There are 2 brothers and also soldiers, together with 2 Russian soldier, who walking through an area to draw borders to distinct Russia from Sweden. During the trip, they visit an Inn where a father and daughter lives, they demand some food and go to the basement. The father is shot, the girl is locked in the basement. Though the younger Swedish brother asks the older one to free her again in the morning, he does not and tells his younger brother the truth later. The younger brother sees ghost appearances from the girl and she follows him all the way till a village in the swamp, where there is a strange looking building, which seems to be a sauna. There is something weird going on in the village as well.
I like the movie, because of the settings, acting and also a little bit because of the soundtrack used. Further, the historical perspective is convincing me, so that is ok. I only had some doubts about the strange building looking like a sauna. It does not seem to match the other building structures, so it is almost alien. I can imagine that it was possible to create such a building in that time. All this causes me to have some thaughts afterwards and therefor I give the movie a big plus.
(Geoffrey): (rating 8)
This can be considered as a ghost movie I guess, but this is one of the most original I have seen. I was thrilled that it did not concern a house hunting.
There are 2 brothers and also soldiers, together with 2 Russian soldier, who walking through an area to draw borders to distinct Russia from Sweden. During the trip, they visit an Inn where a father and daughter lives, they demand some food and go to the basement. The father is shot, the girl is locked in the basement. Though the younger Swedish brother asks the older one to free her again in the morning, he does not and tells his younger brother the truth later. The younger brother sees ghost appearances from the girl and she follows him all the way till a village in the swamp, where there is a strange looking building, which seems to be a sauna. There is something weird going on in the village as well.
I like the movie, because of the settings, acting and also a little bit because of the soundtrack used. Further, the historical perspective is convincing me, so that is ok. I only had some doubts about the strange building looking like a sauna. It does not seem to match the other building structures, so it is almost alien. I can imagine that it was possible to create such a building in that time. All this causes me to have some thaughts afterwards and therefor I give the movie a big plus.
Sauna is set in the 1600s. A 25 year war between Russia and Sweden has just ended and a group of people from both sides travel around to determine the new borders. During the journey they discover a village in the middle of a swamp with a mysterious building. Slowly they discover what the buildings purpose is.
It is a well made movie which kept me interested till the end. I didn't get what the building was, they said it washes away all your sins with prayer or baptizing,
Rating : 7
It is a well made movie which kept me interested till the end. I didn't get what the building was, they said it washes away all your sins with prayer or baptizing,
Rating : 7