Sami Blood (2016)★ 7.2/10

Not Rated · SE,NO,DK · 110 min · September 8, 2016

Drama
History

A reindeer-breeding Sámi girl who is exposed to the racism of the 1930's at her boarding school, starts dreaming of another life. But to achieve it, she has to become someone else and break all ties with her family and culture.

Original title

Sami Blood

Storyline

In 1930s Lapland, the 14-year-old indigenous Sámi girl, Elle Marja, leaves the wild ancestral grounds and the family's reindeer camp to attend a remote draconian boarding school along with her younger sister, Njenna. However--as the bright rural student pursues a denied education and an opportunity, desirous of integrating herself into the modern Swedish society--a painful visit by a team of anthropologists paired by a traumatic experience will be the harsh reminders of an ever-present brutal prejudice and a deep-seated racism. Uppsala promises a bright future in the bustling metropolis, but to pass as a regular Swedish teenager, Elle Marja will have to make a greater sacrifice than just changing her name. But, can an outcast sever ties and renounce his proud lineage so easily?

Rating

7.2 / 10 · 8,815

Companies

Nordisk Film Production Sverige AB, Sveriges Television (SVT), Digipilot, Bautafilm, Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI), Eurimages, Det Danske Filminstitut, ISFI, Kulturnæringsstiftelsen SB1 Nord Norge, Film Fond Nord, Film i Västerbotten, Sametinget, Konstnärsnämnden, Bodega Films, Cinema Mondo, Cinemien, Nordisk Film, Seven Films, Synergetic Distribution, Temperclayfilm, Uplink, Yleisradio (YLE)

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