Sauna (2025)
- Directed by
- Mathias Broe
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Denmark
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 10 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A gay man in Copenhagen works at a sauna and has casual sex freely. He unexpectedly falls into a deeper romantic relationship with a trans man he meets there.
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What happens
Sauna is a Danish romantic drama film, directed by Mathias Broe and released in 2025. Adapted from the novel of the same name by Mads Ananda Lodahl, the film stars Magnus Juhl Andersen as Johan, a gay man living in Copenhagen who freely engages in casual sex at the gay sauna where he works, but unexpectedly finds a deeper romantic connection when he meets William (Nina Rask), a trans man. The cast also includes Dilan Amin, Klaus Tange, Peter Oliver Hansen, Morten Burian, Billie N. Hviid Andersen, Theo Suissa, Anton Hjejle, Fuad Gumas, Sam Koosha, Niels Munk Plum, Christian Gade Bjerrum, Kenneth Cockwhore and Daniel Muniz in supporting roles. The film premiered on 27 January 2025 at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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