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7.3Elle 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.
Released: 2017-03-03110 minDir: Amanda KernellDrama
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Cast
- Lene Cecilia Sparrok as Elle Marja
- Mia Sparrok as Njenna
- Maj-Doris Rimpi as Elle Marja
- Julius Fleischanderl as Niklas
- Olle Sarri as Olle
- Hanna Alström as The Teacher
Themes
- boarding school
- identity
- lapland
- coming of age
- racism
- phrenology
- woman director
- indigenous peoples
- sami life
- ethnic minority
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Participant in
- 30th European Film Awards
- Genre
- historical film
- Country of origin
- Sweden
- Original language
- Southern Sami
- Main subject
- discrimination
- Director
- Amanda Kernell
- Screenwriter
- Amanda Kernell
- Cast member
- Malin Crépin
- Composer
- Kristian Eidnes Andersen
- Production company
- Nordisk Film
- Narrative location
- Sweden
- Filming location
- Uppsala
- Duration
- 110
- FilmAffinity ID
- 925657
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.levelk.dk/films/sami-blood/3029
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- publication date
- 2017-03-10
- title
- Saemien vïrre
- distributed by
- iTunes
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 79/100
- set in period
- 1930s
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