
Fire-Eater
Drama
Overview
The twin sisters Helena and Irene are born in Helsinki during World War II. A few months later their mother, Sirkka, leaves the girls in the care of their grandmother, an old communist, and runs away with a German soldier. Their life under the protection of their grandmother and the teachings of communism ends first with the death of Stalin, then with that of their grandmother. The girls are eight years old when they are put in an orphanage. Their mother shows up at the orphanage in the company of Ramon, a Spanish trapeze artist. They are on a talent search for a German circus. Ramon trains the reluctant Irene during circus tours in Central Europe. She becomes the trapeze star of the circus. The hard work soon exhausts Irene and she falls from height, as if on purpose. Helena has secretly learned the art of fire-eating. Now she is burdened with both her mother and her sister. The violent life, however, separates the three from each other. In the present-day Helsinki the middle-aged...
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Elina Hurme
Elina Hurme
Helena
Elina Hurme
Helena


Tiina Weckström
Tiina Weckström
Mother
Tiina Weckström
Mother


Elena Leeve
Elena Leeve
Helena 14 Years
Elena Leeve
Helena 14 Years


Elsa Saisio
Elsa Saisio
Irene 14 Years
Elsa Saisio
Irene 14 Years


Jani Volanen
Jani Volanen
Clown
Jani Volanen
Clown
Vappu Jurkka
Vappu Jurkka
Grandmother
Vappu Jurkka
Grandmother
Jordi Borrell
Jordi Borrell
Ramon
Jordi Borrell
Ramon
Unna Kitti
Unna Kitti
Girl
Unna Kitti
Girl
Sari Havukainen
Sari Havukainen
Helena 8 years
Sari Havukainen
Helena 8 years
Inka Vogt
Inka Vogt
Irene 8 years
Inka Vogt
Irene 8 years
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