Smoke Sauna Sisterhood
Greenwich Entertainment | Release Date (Streaming): November 24, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
82
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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Original-CinLiz BraunJan 23, 2024
The women's stories are devastating. And familiar. Read full review
88
RogerEbert.comNell MinowNov 22, 2023
What makes a space feel safe? The small miracle of the Estonian film “Smoke Sauna Sisterhood” is that it does more than show us a blissfully safe space; it invites us inside. Read full review
80
Film ThreatAlexandra ConwellDec 7, 2023
The thematic equilibrium within Smoke Sauna Sisterhood does not negate the male gaze. Rather, it asserts the feminine. Through confession and testimony, women become embodied. Witnesses, irrespective of gender, fortify their truth. Read full review
80
The New York TimesBeatrice LoayzaNov 23, 2023
Hints, whose grandmother introduced her to the smoke-sauna ritual, uses the documentary to speak volumes about what it means to be a woman, even as the focus remains fixed on a single location: a cramped sauna-cabin located in a forest. Read full review
80
The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeOct 15, 2023
It’s an intense watch; at times infectiously hilarious, at others wrenchingly sad. For the film’s brief running time, there’s an emotional osmosis at play, in both sauna and cinema alike. Read full review
79
Paste MagazineJacob OllerNov 21, 2023
With its traditions captured in delicate, sweaty vignettes by filmmaker Anna Hints, Smoke Sauna Sisterhood’s anecdotes fill your lungs and engulf you, until its women’s secrets drip down your body. Read full review
70
Little White LiesSaskia Lloyd GaigerOct 13, 2023
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood is a window into an enviable cultural practice of solidarity, as the safe communal space provides a place for gossip and laughter as well as the expression of pain. Read full review
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