Synopse
Sweden inthe 1930s. With her parents and her little sister, 14-year old Sámi girl Elle Marjalives from rearing reindeer. In the course of a state-run "cultivationprogramme" designed to teach the most Northerly ethnic minorities theSwedish language and culture, Elle Marja is put in a boarding school a long wayfrom home. Here, the girl is schooled and fostered – and has to undergorace-based examinations. She begins to increasingly deny her Sámi identity, herorigins become an embarrassment to her. Against a visually breath-takingbackdrop and fantastic sound design, the drama illuminates a hitherto little-knownchapter of Swedish history.
Regie
Amanda Kernell (*1986) has Sámi roots herself and studied screenplay writing in Bålsta, near Uppsala. After a series of prize-winning shorts, Sámi Blood is her debut feature.
Info
Original Title: Sameblod
International Title: Sami Blood
Category: Feature
Section: Kaleidoskop
Version & Subtitles: Swedish OV with English subtitles
Director & Screenplay: Amanda Kernell
Cast/Protagonists: Lene Cecilia Sparrok, Mia Erika Sparrok, Maj Doris Rimpi, Julius Fleischandrl, Olle Sarri, Hanna Alström, Malin Crépin, Andreas Kundler
Production country: Norway, Denmark, Sweden
Year of Production: 2016
Length: 110 min
Producer: Lars G Lindström
Production company: Nordisk Film Production Sverige AB
Cinematography: Sophia Olsson, Petrus Sjövik
Editor: Anders Skov
Music: Kristian Eidnes Andersen
Production Design: Olle Remaeus
World Sales: Niklas Teng, The Swedish Film Institute, LevelK ApS
