Sauna is a horror film about sins, repentance and pursuit of salvation which bathes in the Finnish sauna culture, in the no-zone between Christianity and paganism. The film with a budget just under €1m is produced by Jesse Fryckman for Bronson Club with Tero Kaukomaa as executive producer. YLE has TV rights and Sandrew Metronome local distribution rights. Shooting in Finland will start on October 29 until November 8, and will continue in the Czech Republic in March 2008.
A Good Life is the story of a woman, mother of two grown up children, who discovers she has terminal cancer. She decides to live life to its maximum and to make peace with her estranged daughter.
The 44 year-old director Anders Engström graduated from the London International Film School in 1987 with a distinction in cinematography. He has established his fame by directing several episodes of the Finnish TV series Headhunters (2004) and the popular Swedish series Wallander. The €1.6m film is the first feature film produced by Marcus Wikars and Jan-Olof Svarvar for IXL Pictures, in co-production with Svensk Filmindustri who will handle Nordic and world sales. YLE has TV rights. Shooting will start within the next few weeks.