Steam of Life

Steam of Life
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Joonas Berghäll Mika Hotakainen
Produced by	Joonas Berghäll
Written by	Joonas Berghäll Mika Hotakainen
Music by	Jonas Bohlin
Cinematography	Heikki Farm Jani Kumpulainen
Editing by	Timo Peltola
Studio	Oktober Oy Rode Orm Film AB
Release date(s)	January 26, 2010 (2010-01-26) (DocPoint) July 30, 2010 (2010-07-30) (United States)
Running time	84 minutes
Country	Finland
Language	Finnish

Steam of Life (Finnish: Miesten vuoro) is a Finnish documentary film directed by Joonas Berghäll and Mika Hotakainen. The movie was produced by Joonas Berghäll. It opened theatrically in New York City on July 30th, 2010 and opened in Los Angeles on August 6th, 2010 at the 14th Annual DocuWeeks.^[1][2][3]

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.^[4] It is the first documentary film to represent Finland at the Academy Awards.^[5]

See also

• List of submissions to the 83rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Finnish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

1. ^ Arclight Hollywood [1], 2010-07-31
2. ^ IFC Center [2], 2010-07-31
3. ^ 14th Annual DocuWeeks [3], 2010-07-31
4. ^ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2011/20110119.html. Retrieved 2011-01-19. 
5. ^ "Steam Of Life Is Finnish Oscar Entry". nordiskfilmogtvfond. http://www.nordiskfilmogtvfond.com/news_story.php?cid=2379&sid=10&ptid=4. Retrieved 2010-10-02. 

External links

• Official website
• Variety review
• Steam of Life at the Internet Movie Database
• Steam of Life at AllRovi
• Steam of Life at Rotten Tomatoes
• Steam of Life at the TCM Movie Database
• Twenty films that make men cry at BBC News