Sauna Sickness

Sweden202515 minSwedish, Norwegian

Locked out on a freezing New Year’s Eve, Cleo discovers the real threat isn’t the cold — it’s the man beside her.

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Locked out on a freezing New Year’s Eve, Cleo discovers the real threat isn’t the cold — it’s the man beside her.

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Credits

Director(s)
Malin Barr
Screenwriter
Malin Barr
Producer
Malin Barr
Co-Producers
Nina Lund
Liselotte Persson
Executive Producer
Jim Cummings
Script Consultant
Soni Jorgensen
Director of Photography
Malin Gutke
Editor
Linda Jildmalm
Sound Designer
Fredrik Dalenfjäll
Music by
Karl Frid
Color by
Axel Rundquist
Costume Designer
Fanny Ögren
Principal Cast
Thea Sofie Loch Næss
Adam Lundgren
Magnus Krepper
Sanna Krepper

Company
BARR PIX
Contact
Malin Barr
malin.barr@gmail.com
9179403459

Meet the Artist

Malin Barr

Malin Barr is a Swedish director and actor based in Los Angeles. An alum of the Alma Löv Screenwriting Academy and Cine Qua Non Lab, she creates women-driven stories blending dark humor and genre elements. Her films Evergreen and Red Flag have screened internationally. Sauna Sickness marks her Sundance Film Festival debut.

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