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.[1] The film received several international awards, including the Grand Jury prize at the American Film Institute International Film Festival in 1998.[2]
Main cast
- Elina Hurme as Helena Sulander
- Tiina Weckström as Sirkka Sulander
- Elena Leeve as Helena as a teenager
- Elsa Saisio as Irene Sulander as a teenager
- Vappu Jurkka as Grandmother
- Jordi Borrell as Ramon
References
- ^ "Fire-Eater". IDFA. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ Klady, Leonard. "'Fire-Eater' burns bright at AFI fest". Variety. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
