---
title: 'Fire-Eater (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Pirjo Honkasalo'
released: '1998-08-07'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Finland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/fire-eater-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120872/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Fire-Eater (1998)

1998 · 100 min · Drama · Finland

Original title: Tulennielijä

## Synopsis

Fire-Eater is a 1998 Finnish film directed and written by Pirjo Honkasalo. 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Pirjo Honkasalo](https://cinepixo.com/people/pirjo-honkasalo)
- **Screenplay:** [Pirkko Saisio](https://cinepixo.com/people/pirkko-saisio)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Richard Einhorn](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-einhorn)
- **Producer:** [Marko Röhr](https://cinepixo.com/people/marko-rohr)
- **Director of Photography:** [Kjell Lagerroos](https://cinepixo.com/people/kjell-lagerroos)

## Cast

- [Tiina Weckström](https://cinepixo.com/people/tiina-weckstrom)
- [Elena Leeve](https://cinepixo.com/people/elena-leeve)
- [Elsa Saisio](https://cinepixo.com/people/elsa-saisio)
- [Vappu Jurkka](https://cinepixo.com/people/vappu-jurkka)

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