
Sauna
Cleanse Your Sins.
Directed by Antti-Jussi Annila
Produced by Bronson Club, Etic Pictures
A bleak, spiritually haunted meditation on war's psychological toll and redemption through ritual, set in a gothic swamp landscape where two brothers confront their sins and the supernatural.
It is 1595. Brutal wars have just ended in an uneasy peace between Protestant Sweden and Orthodox Russia. We focus on the spiritual defeats of two conquered Finnish brothers, one a hardened near-psychopathic war hero, the other a gentle scientist in an age with no use for such men. They find themselves in the swampy interior, demarcating the new border with a unit of sadistic Russians.
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Genres
Questions people ask
Is Sauna sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Is Sauna easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Does Sauna end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Sauna scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Sauna violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
You have seen this shape before.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Sauna
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Sauna
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Sauna, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Sauna, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Sauna, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

























































