''Fire-Eater'' ( fi, Tulennielijä) is a 1998 Finnish film directed and written by

Pirjo Honkasalo Pirjo Irene Honkasalo (born 22 February 1947) is a Finnish film director who has also worked as a cinematographer, film editor, producer, screenwriter and actress. In 1980 she co-directed ''Flame Top'' with Pekka Lehto, with whom she worked ea ...

. It tells a story of two orphaned sisters who end up working in a travelling circus. The film received several international awards, including the Grand Jury prize at the American Film Institute International Film Festival in 1998.

Main cast

*Elina Hurme as Helena Sulander *Tiina Weckström as Sirkka Sulander *

Elena Leeve Elena Maire Karin Leeve (born 1 February 1983 in Helsinki) is a Finnish actress who has worked on television, in films and on stage. She received a Jussi Award as the Best Leading Actress for her work in a Pirjo Honkasalo film ''Fire-Eater'' in 19 ...

as Helena as a teenager *Elsa Saisio as Irene Sulander as a teenager *Vappu Jurkka as Grandmother *Jordi Borrell as Ramon

References

External links

ELONET – Tulennielijä
* Finnish drama films 1998 films Films directed by Pirjo Honkasalo Films scored by Richard Einhorn Circus films 1990s Finnish-language films 1998 drama films {{Finland-film-stub