''Steam of Life'' ( fi, Miesten vuoro) is a Finnish documentary film about male

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s directed by Joonas Berghäll and Mika Hotakainen. The movie was produced by Joonas Berghäll. It opened theatrically in New York City on 30 July 2010 and opened in Los Angeles on 6 August 2010 at the 14th Annual DocuWeeks.14th Annual DocuWeeks , 2010-07-31 It was selected as the Finnish entry for the

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at the

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, but it didn't make the final shortlist. It is the first documentary film to represent Finland at the Academy Awards. It was also nominated for "Best Documentary" at the

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. It won the Best International Cinematography at the Documentary Edge Festival in New Zealand in 2011.

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