Steam of Life
Genres
Overview
Finnish men in sauna, speaking straight from the heart.
Details
Budget
$580000
Revenue
$0
Runtime
80 min
Release Date
2010-03-26
Status
Released
Original Language
Finnish
Vote Count
38
Vote Average
7.2
Timo Aalto
Himself
Pekka Ahonen
Himself
Aarne Aksila
Himself
Mauno Alasuutari
Himself
Arto Blomqvist
Himself
2.0
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Viikinki
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5.6
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0.0
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10.0
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5.2
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9.0
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5.5
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0.0
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7.2
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7.2
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10.0
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6.0
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7.1
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