Sauna

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Thomas S Very bleak. I loved the folk horror aspect. The fact they speak in Finnish. And the fact that it took the spiritual valua Sauna has in Finnish folklore to a whole other level. Like a last judgment. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/05/24 Full Review Audience Member Bleak, gritty and grim art/folk/horror which succeeds in the sense of dread it sets out to create, but is otherwise a slow and difficult viewing experience. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Deeply terrifying. This film has stuck with me for years now. If you like existential horro, you can't do much better than this nasty gem. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member I think the movie is about paying for your sins after experiencing a 25 year war. In the end, they reach a probable ghost town (that has the same number of residents that the main character has killed... hence their ghosts?). There is a sauna where supposedly you go in and are able to wash your sins away. But doing so takes your life and the experience isn't pleasant. The main part I don't understand is the final scene...what killed the girl and why did she die? Sorry, this isn't much of a review but its the best I could come up with without writing a book on it. This is a very hard movie to review. It's really easy to review it's technical aspects, but it's very hard to review the plot because it's so ambiguous and open to interpretation. But first off, it should be made clear that if you go into this movie because it's a horror, traditional horror fans will be very upset. It's not that scary, it's extremely slow and you really have to pay attention to every single line in the movie because clues are hidden throughout. But if you go in thinking this is a psychological drama with dark themes, you'll leave impressed. I went in expecting horror, hence came away with only 3*. This will be one of those divisive movies where the people who love it will look down upon those who don't ("just go watch your cheap jump scare filled movies"). As for the technical aspects, the acting and cinematography are both great and they create the creepy environment that gives the film it's darkness. The dark snow covered woods that are so bleak and hopeless really set the tone for this film. They did a great job of creating a 16th century world that's believable for us non-historians. Overall I recommend this to people who like dark slow burn psychological dramas that are very open to interpretation. If you can check off 2-3 of those boxes then this is for you. If you can't, then I suggest skipping this. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member A definite highlight of the "folk horror" genre, this film is very unsettling on many levels. Even though I knew where it was going, it kept me interested and wanting to re-watch it. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member Artfully haunting along the lines of The Hitcher and Blair Witch. Very little dialogue but the acting, cinematography and musical score will send chills through your body. Despite the 50/50 review scores be your own judge and post your opinion. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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