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

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)

Trailer

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