Fire-Eater (1998)
Overview
The twin sisters Helena and Irene are born in Helsinki during World War II. A few months later their mother, Sirkka, leaves the girls in the care of their grandmother, an old communist, and runs away with a German soldier. Their life under the protection of their grandmother and the teachings of communism ends first with the death of Stalin, then with that of their grandmother. The girls are eight years old when they are put in an orphanage. Their mother shows up at the orphanage in the company of Ramon, a Spanish trapeze artist. They are on a talent search for a German circus. Ramon trains the reluctant Irene during circus tours in Central Europe. She becomes the trapeze star of the circus. The hard work soon exhausts Irene and she falls from height, as if on purpose. Helena has secretly learned the art of fire-eating. Now she is burdened with both her mother and her sister. The violent life, however, separates the three from each other. In the present-day Helsinki the middle-aged...
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| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Original Language | fi |
| Popularity | 1.847 |
Directed By
Pirjo Honkasalo
Crew
Pekka Karjalainen
Pirjo Honkasalo
Pirkko Saisio
Michał Leszczyłowski
Arja Könönen
Auli Turtiainen-Kinnunen
Marko Röhr
Bernhard Winkler
Ville Penttilä
Tiina Makkonen
Kjell Lagerroos
Richard Einhorn
Ilkka Matila
Timo Nousiainen
TOP CAST
Elina Hurme
Helena
Tiina Weckström
Mother
Elena Leeve
Helena 14 Years
Elsa Saisio
Irene 14 Years
Jani Volanen
Clown
Vappu Jurkka
Grandmother
Jordi Borrell
Ramon
Unna Kitti
Girl
Sari Havukainen
Helena 8 years
Inka Vogt
Irene 8 years
Per Ragnar
Circus Director
Sulevi Peltola
Arvo
Tõnu Kark
Soviet Officer
Kristo Salminen
Heinz
Eeva-Maija Haukinen
Godmother
Raija Paalanen
Godmother
Rea Mauranen
Orphanage Director
Vieno Saaristo
Saunottaja
Anna-Leena Mäki-Penttilä
Orphanage employee
Rauha Puntti
Orphanage employee
Göran Schauman
Priest
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