Fire-Eater (1998)
1h 44m
Running Time
October 30, 1998Release Date
Fire-Eater (1998)
1h 44m
Running Time
October 30, 1998Release Date
Advertisement
Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.
No streaming offers found
Cast & Crew.
Elina Hurme
Helena
Tiina Weckström
Mother
Elena Leeve
Helena 14 Years
Elsa Saisio
Irene 14 Years
Jani Volanen
Clown
Vappu Jurkka
Grandmother
Pirjo Honkasalo
Director
Jordi Borrell
Ramon
Pirkko Saisio
Writer
Unna Kitti
Girl
Marko Röhr
Producer
Richard Einhorn
Composer
Kjell Lagerroos
Cinematographer
Bernhard Winkler
Editor
Michał Leszczyłowski
Editor
Ilkka Matila
Associate Producer
Pekka Karjalainen
Sound Designer
Ville Penttilä
Gaffer
Auli Turtiainen-Kinnunen
Costume Design
Tiina Makkonen
Production Design
Arja Könönen
Costume Design
Media.
Details.
Advertisement
Wiki.
Fire-Eater (Finnish: Tulennielijä) is a 1998 Finnish film directed and written by Pirjo Honkasalo. It tells a story of two orphaned sisters who end up working in a travelling circus. The film received several international awards, including the Grand Jury prize at the American Film Institute International Film Festival in 1998.