TV Beats Screenings: Blood & Sweat

Original title
Blood & Sweat
Director
Riku Suokas, Daniel Toivonen, Marie Iwasaki
Country
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Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event 2026
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Japanese and Finnish detectives uncover a global cult behind ritualistic murders.

Spanning from the battlefields of WWII to present-day Tokyo and Finland, Blood & Sweat weaves a chilling tale of war, family, and faith turned fanaticism. Detective Aki Suzumiya investigates a string of ritualistic murders that echo across continents, forcing her into an uneasy alliance with Finnish detective Jon Laine and shadowy hacker Zetor.

As the case deepens, Aki uncovers a secret cult born from a wartime pact between three soldiers and the blood of a sacred deer. Betrayals, conspiracies, and ancestral ties lead her to a horrifying truth: her own family may be at the center of the cult's deadly rituals.

Director
Riku Suokas, Daniel Toivonen, Marie Iwasaki
Screenwriter
Riku Suokas, Daniel Toivonen, Marie Iwasaki, Heikki Syrjä
Producer
Ilkka Rahkonen, Ilkka Hynninen, Daniel Toivonen, Tomomi Takashima, Ville Toivonen, Tea Panula, Jon Rutherford, Nick Nantell, David Fortier, Ivan Schneeberg, Erna Aalto, Jarkko Hentula, Risa Tanoue, Keita Tsutsumiguchi
Cast
Jasper Pääkkönen, Anne Watanabe
Cinematographer
Tero Molin
Editing
Jussi Autio
Representative
Daniel Toivonen, Ilkka Hynninen, Ilkka Rahkonen
Production
WOWOW, AX-ON, ICS Nordic
Music
Jun Futamata
Distribution
Boat Rocker Studios
Project Status
Completed
Runtime
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Number of episodes
8
Budget
4600000 €
Financed
4600000 €
Contact company
ICS Nordic

Screenings

4th Lux Hall Apollo Kino Plaza
Screening110417 / Veri ja higi
SubtitlesEnglish
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