Steam of Life

{{Infobox film

| name = Steam of Life

| image = steam_of_life.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = {{unbulleted list|Joonas Berghäll|Mika Hotakainen}}

| producer = Joonas Berghäll

| writer = {{unbulleted list|Joonas Berghäll|Mika Hotakainen}}

| starring =

| music = Jonas Bohlin

| cinematography = {{unbulleted list|Heikki Farm|Jani Kumpulainen}}

| editing = Timo Peltola

| studio = {{unbulleted list|Oktober Oy|Rode Orm Film AB}}

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|df=y|2010|1|26|DocPoint|2010|7|30|United States}}

| runtime = 84 minutes

| country = Finland

| language = Finnish

| budget =

| gross =

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Steam of Life ({{langx|fi|Miesten vuoro}}) is a Finnish documentary film about male saunas directed by Joonas Berghäll and Mika Hotakainen. The movie was produced by Joonas Berghäll. It opened theatrically in New York City on 30 July 2010 and opened in Los Angeles on 6 August 2010 at the 14th Annual DocuWeeks.Arclight Hollywood [http://www.arclightcinemas.com/ArcLight/faces/MovieDetails.jsp?movieName=DOCUWEEK%26%2358;+STEAM+OF+LIFE&pageInfo=IDA], 2010-07-31IFC Center [http://www.ifccenter.com/Films/Steam-Of-Life/], 2010-07-3114th Annual DocuWeeks {{cite web |url=http://www.documentary.org/docuweeks2010 |title=DocuWeeks 2010 | International Documentary Association |access-date=2011-01-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110223072022/http://www.documentary.org/docuweeks2010 |archive-date=2011-02-23 }}, 2010-07-31

Recognition

It was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards, but it didn't make the final shortlist.{{cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2011/20110119.html |title=9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race |accessdate=2011-01-19|work=oscars.org}} It is the first documentary film to represent Finland at the Academy Awards.{{cite web |url=http://www.nordiskfilmogtvfond.com/news_story.php?cid=2379&sid=10&ptid=4 |title=Steam Of Life Is Finnish Oscar Entry |accessdate=2010-10-02|work=nordiskfilmogtvfond}} It was also nominated for "Best Documentary" at the 23rd European Film Awards.

It won the Best International Cinematography at the Documentary Edge Festival in New Zealand in 2011.

See also

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