Fire-Eater
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Pirjo Honkasalo
Elina Hurme
Tiina Weckstrom
Elena Leeve
Elsa Saisio
Vappu Jurkka
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
When the grandmother who raised them from birth to age eight dies, twin sisters Helena and Irene, find themselves in an orphanage where they create a world of their own and a symbiotic attachment to one another. When the mother that abandoned them suddenly re-appears to take them with her into a life in the circus, the sisters' union is tested as one sister is touted as a great trapeze talent while the other is trained to be her servant.
Director
Pirjo Honkasalo
Cast
Elina Hurme
Tiina Weckstrom
Elena Leeve
Elsa Saisio
Vappu Jurkka
Jordi Borrell
Per Ragnar
Crew
Richard Einhorn
Kjell Lagerroos
Michal Leszczylowski
Tiina Makkonen
Hansi Mandoki
Marko R÷hr
Marko Rohr
Pirkko Saisio
Terhi Tammila
Terhi Tammila
Auli Turtianen-kinnunen
Bernhard Winkler
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best Film at the 1998 American Film Institute (AFI) International Film Festival.
Winner of the Junior Jury UBS First Prize and a Special Mention at 1998 Locarno International Film Festival.
Released in United States 1998
Released in United States May 1998
Released in United States October 1998
Released in United States 1999
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 13-24, 1998.
Shown at Cinema Seattle/Women in Cinema Film Festival January 29 - February 4, 1999.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 13 - June 6, 1999.
Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at American Film Institute (AFI) Los Angeles International Film Festival (Official Competition) October 22-31, 1998.)
Released in United States May 1998 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 13-24, 1998.)
Released in United States 1998
Released in United States 1999 (Shown at Cinema Seattle/Women in Cinema Film Festival January 29 - February 4, 1999.)
Released in United States 1999 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 13 - June 6, 1999.)
