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Steam of Life
Steam of Life

Steam of Life

Genres

Documentary

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Finnish men in sauna, speaking straight from the heart.

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Budget

$580000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Finnish

Runtime

80 mins

Rating

7.2/10

Release Date

26 March 2010

Country

Finland

Cast

Timo Aalto

Timo Aalto

Himself

Pekka Ahonen

Pekka Ahonen

Himself

Aarne Aksila

Aarne Aksila

Himself

Mauno Alasuutari

Mauno Alasuutari

Himself

Arto Blomqvist

Arto Blomqvist

Himself

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