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Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

Play trailer 1:54 Poster for Smoke Sauna Sisterhood Released Nov 24, 2023 1h 29m Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
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In the darkness of smoke sauna, women share their innermost secrets and intimate experiences. Through a sense of communion, women wash off the shame trapped in their bodies and regain their strength.
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Running the gamut from tears to laughter, Smoke Sauna Sisterhood finds cinematic poetry in the simple act of observing conversation.

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Christina Newland iNews.co.uk The moist footprints, loose towels, meditative chanting, and chiming laughter of the women in the film all lend us their own poignancy simply by being there. Rated: 4/5 Sep 18, 2024 Full Review Peter Rainer FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) It's worth seeing, but it's way over arty. Nov 29, 2023 Full Review Sheri Linden The Hollywood Reporter Strikes a bold balance between intense intimacy and respectful distance. Nov 27, 2023 Full Review William Stottor FILMHOUNDS Magazine This is staggeringly good documentary filmmaking, and Hints artfully sketches something truly unique and absorbing, containing evocative sound design by Tanel Kadalipp and graceful editing by Tushar Prakash. Rated: 5/5 Sep 3, 2024 Full Review Joshua Polanski Boston Hassle a considerably moving empathic film where the communal ritual becomes cathartically sacred and essentially human. Jul 4, 2024 Full Review Peter Keough Arts Fuse Smoke Sauna Sisterhood is a celebration of healing and the human spirit, a cinematic space rooted in prayer, meditation, and mystic contemplation. Mar 4, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jonah K an incredibly intimate sensory experience. a level of immersion that allows you to listen to these stories as if they are being told by the person sitting right next to you. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/31/24 Full Review Bear P Some of the conversations from sauna stay with you long after you have watched this film. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/19/24 Full Review John H A tighter edit, narration, and resolution would help this engaging but discouraging film. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/29/24 Full Review Javi _ A great journey to the traditions, culture and partially historical elements of the country. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/22/24 Full Review Tushar P A film structured around the Smoke Sauna experience. Intimate, honest, raw and personal, even if you are not a part of the sisterhood, you can find yourself in the stories and the catharsis that is delivered in the ending. A confidently local south Estonian film, with the power to resonate globally. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/06/23 Full Review Anna E Beautiful. Full of raw emotions and the cultural heritage of Estonia. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/04/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In the darkness of smoke sauna, women share their innermost secrets and intimate experiences. Through a sense of communion, women wash off the shame trapped in their bodies and regain their strength.
Director
Anna Hints
Producer
Marianne Ostrat
Screenwriter
Anna Hints, Anna Hints
Distributor
Greenwich Entertainment
Production Co
Alexandra Film, Ursus Parvus, Kepler22 Productions
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Estonian
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 24, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 23, 2024
Runtime
1h 29m
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