Fire-Eater (film)

For the 1921 film, see The Fire Eater.
Fire-Eater
Directed byPirjo Honkasalo
Written byPirkko Saisio
Produced byMarko Röhr
Starring
  • Elina Hurme
  • Tiina Weckström
CinematographyKjell Lagerroos
Edited by
Music byRichard Einhorn
Production
company
Marko Röhr Productions Oy
Release date
  • 30 October 1998 (1998-10-30)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryFinland
LanguageFinnish

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]

  1. ^ "Fire-Eater". IDFA. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  2. ^ Klady, Leonard. "'Fire-Eater' burns bright at AFI fest". Variety. Retrieved 4 February 2014.