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Out now in cinemas and on demand

Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

Estonia/France/Iceland 2023
Dir: Anna Hints
Estonian, Seto, Võro / 89 mins

In cinemas from 13 October 2023
On demand January 2024

In the darkness of a smoke sauna, women share their innermost secrets and intimate experiences, washing off the shame trapped in their bodies and regaining their strength through a sense of communion.

Estonia's official entry for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards®.

  • Wivenhoe Wivenhoe Moving Image - 21 May

  • Ashford Ashford Picturehouse - 31 October

    Aviemore Spa Valley Cinema - 30 November

    Bath FilmBath Festival - 21 October (festival screening)

    Bath The Little Theatre - 31 October

    Belfast Queen’s Film Theatre - 17 October (hosted by Reclaim the Frame)

    Belfast Queen’s Film Theatre - from 13 October

    Bertha DocHouse - from 26 December

    Bracknell South Hill Park Arts - 6 December

    Brighton Duke of York’s - 11 October (Reclaim the Frame Q&A preview screening with director Anna Hints)

    Brighton Duke’s at Komedia - 2 November

    Bristol Watershed - from 13 October

    Cambridge Arts Picturehouse - from 13 October

    Cardiff Chapter Arts Centre - from 20 October

    Cardigan Mwaldan - from 11 November

    Colchester Firstsite - 23 November

    Cornwall Cornwall Film Festival - 18 November

    Cromarty Cromarty Cinema - 28 October

    County Wicklow Greystones Film Club (Whale Theatre) - 14 March

    County Wicklow Mermaid Arts Centre (accessCINEMA) - 4 March

    Dartington Barn Cinema - from 5 February

    ▇ Dublin Irish Film Institute Documentary Festival - 1 October (festival screening)

    Dumfries Robert Burns Film Centre - 20 November

    Dundee Dundee Contemporary Arts - from 13 October

    Eastbourne Towner Eastbourne - from 15 December

    Edinburgh The Cameo - from 13 October

    Edinburgh The Cameo - 21 April (Q&A screening with director Anna Hints)

    Exeter Exeter Phoenix - 18 October (hosted by Reclaim the Frame)

    Exeter Exeter Picturehouse - 31 October

    Folkestone Folkestone Documentary Festival - 21 October (festival screening)

    Galway Sailearna Film Club - 29 February

    Glasgow Glasgow Film Theatre - 13 October (Reclaim the Frame Q&A screening with director Anna Hints)

    Glasgow Glasgow Film Theatre - from 13 October

    Gloucester Gloucester Guildhall - from 14 December

    Hastings Electric Palace Cinema - from 22 February

    Hebden Bridge Hebden Bridge Picture House - from 24 November

    Henley on Thames Regal Picturehouse - 2 November

    Inverness Eden Court - from 28 October

    King’s Lynn Corn Exchange - 24 November

    Ledbury The Market Theatre - 10 March

    Leeds Hyde Park Picture House - 10 October (Hosted by Reclaim The Frame)

    Leeds Hyde Park Picture House - from 13 October

    Leicester Phoenix Leicester - from 13 October

    Leinwardine Leinwardine Community Centre - 6 March

    Lewes Lewes Depot - from 13 October

    Liverpool FACT Liverpool - from 13 October

    ▇ London London Baltic Film Festival - 1 December (festival screening)

    London Barbican - from 13 October

    London Bertha DocHouse - from 14 October

    London Bertha DocHouse - from 22 December

    London BFI Southbank - from 27 October

    London Bromley Picturehouse - 31 October

    London The Castle Cinema - from 13 October

    London Ciné Lumière - from 13 October

    London Clapham Picturehouse - 1 November

    London Crouch End Picturehouse - from 13 October

    London Curzon Camden - from 13 October

    London The Garden Cinema - from 13 October

    London Curzon Hoxton - from 13 October

    London East Dulwich Picturehouse - 31 October

    London Ealing Picturehouse - 31 October

    London Finsbury Park Picturehouse - from 13 October

    ▇ London Fragments Festival - 1 October (festival screening)

    London Fulham Road Picturehouse - from 13 October

    London Greenwich Picturehouse - from 13 October

    London Hackney Picturehouse - 10 October (Reclaim the Frame Q&A screening with director Anna Hints)

    London Hackney Picturehouse from 2 November

    London Instutute of Contemporary Arts - from 13 October

    London The Lexi Cinema - from 22 October

    London The Gate - 2 November

    London Picturehouse Central - from 13 October

    London Rio Cinema - from 13 October

    London Stratford East Picturehouse - 30 October

    London The Chiswick Cinema - from 13 October

    London The Ritzy - from 13 October

    London West Norwood Picturehouse - 31 October

    Maidenhead Norden Farm Centre for the Arts - 30 November

    Manchester HOME - 12 October (Reclaim the Frame Q&A preview screening with director Anna Hints)

    Manchester HOME - from 13 October

    Manchester HOME - 28 December

    Milton Keynes MK Gallery - from 17 November

    Newcastle Tyneside Cinema - from 13 October

    Northampton Northampton Filmhouse - from 5 November

    Norwich Cinema City - 2 November

    ▇ Nottingham Broadway Cinema - 16 October (Hosted by Reclaim the Frame)

    Nottingham Broadway Cinema - from 13 October

    Oban Oban Phoenix - from 27 October

    Oxford Phoenix Picturehouse - 31 October

    Oxford Ultimate Picture Palace - from 3 November

    Oundle DOCS+ - 14 February

    Portsmouth No.6 Cinema - 2 November

    Portsmouth Portsmouth Film Society - 21 January

    ▇ Sheffield Sheffield Doc Fest - 15 June (festival screening)

    Sheffield Showroom Workstation - 30 October

    Shetland Mareel - from 10 November

    Southampton Harbour Lights Picturehouse - from 13 October

    St. Andrews New Picture House - 29 October (in partnership with Elie Seaside Sauna)

    St Andrews Sands: International Film Festival - 20 April (Q&A screening with director Anna Hints)

    Stirling Central Scotland Documentary Festival - 5 November (festival screening)

    Stornoway An Lanntair - 26 October

    Strode Strode Theatre - 28 October

    Tewkesbury Roses Theatre - 8 March

    Totnes Totnes Cinema from 14 November

    Totnes Totnes Cinema - 10 March

    ▇ Tiree Sea Change Film Festival - 23 September (festival screening)

    York City Screen - 27 October

Smoke Sauna Sisterhood quad poster - featuring several women sat in a smoke sauna.

Reviews

“This is a film that weaves a spell… dazzling documentary” ★★★★

The Guardian

“An intimate and moving experience” ★★★★

The i Newspaper

“An intangible marvel” ★★★★

The Irish Times

“The visual poetry is magnificent”
★★★★

Financial Times

“The word ‘intimate’ is too often attached to films; Anna Hints’ mesmeric documentary Smoke Sauna Sisterhood, however, truly earns that descriptor… powerful”

Sight and Sound

"Deserving of its Sundance prize... beguiling" ★★★★

The Observer

“Smoke Sauna Sisterhood’s hypnotic storytelling has the ability to lure you in and keep you hooked… It’s a powerful watch” ★★★★

Time Out

“Mesmerising” ★★★★

The Times

Awards

Sundance Film Festival 2023
Directing Award: World Cinema Documentary

SFFILM 2023
McBaine Documentary Feature Award

Millennium Docs Against Gravity 2023
Newsweek Psychologia Award

Eurimages Audentia Award 2023

Sofia Documental 2023
Best Film by a Female Director

All About Freedom Festival 2023
Best Film

Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival 2023
Outstanding Female-Led Feature Film

Viennale 2023
FIPRESCI Award

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2023
Best Baltic Film

European Film Awards 2023
Best European Documentary

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