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.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
SE
Genres:
Drama
Release:
September 2016
Production:
Bautafilm, Digipilot, SVT, Nordisk Film Sweden, Nordisk Film Denmark
Cast:
Lene Cecilia Sparrok, Mia Sparrok, Maj-Doris Rimpi, Julius Fleischanderl, Olle Sarri, Hanna Alström, Malin Crépin, Andreas Kundler, Ylva Gustafsson, Hanna Asp, Kajsa Karlsson, Anders Berg, Hans-Ola Stenlund, Marika Lindström, Tove Skeidsvoll, Gabriel Holmberg
Tags:
boarding school, identity, lapland, coming of age, racism, phrenology, woman director, indigenous peoples, sami life, ethnic minority, south sámi language, saepmie
