Sauna

Saw Sauna. It completely blindsided me. The plot follows an expedition to map out the border of Sweden and Russia in 1595. The expedition enters a swamp which, we are told beforehand, they will never leave. Inside of the swamp they come across a mysterious village built near a cement cube which they refer to as a sauna. There are creepy ghosts and eerie children and endless black fluids, but there is almost no explanation for anything, so be warned those of you who need mubo-jumbo explanations. I found the film fascinating and mysterious, the mystery heightened by not being really able to follow the action. It's urgent and dreadful and incomprehensible and works toward a fittingly weird and creepy climax. A bit light on spectacle, it reminded me of Tarkovski's slow sci-fis. This film is similarly not exactly what you'd expect from a horror. Interesting film.