Sami Blood
Drama
Elle Marja, 14, is a reindeer-breeding Sami girl. Exposed to the racism of the 1930s and phrenological examinations at her boarding school, she starts dreaming of another life. To achieve this other life she has to become someone else and break all ties with her family and culture.
VIBE
A deeply felt, quiet coming-of-age story. It captures the ache of wanting to belong while being torn from one's roots. The stark beauty of the landscape mirrors the internal struggle for self.
melancholicyearningresilientpoignantslow-burnarthouseperiod dramanaturalisticidentityracismcoming-of-agecultural assimilation
boarding schoolidentitylaplandcoming of ageracismphrenologywoman directorindigenous peoplessami lifeethnic minoritysouth sámi languagesaepmie
