Sami Blood

Unique little film with some truly great performances by first-time sami actors. Going from beautiful to sad to infuriating to inspiring, this one really does it all. Can't recommend it enough.

Elle Marja, a native of Lapland, faces xenophobia, while suffering a social and cultural wash imposed by Sweden.

I believe that one of the factors that makes this film interesting is the way it explores the subject, in this case, xenophobia and racism, in a country considered by many to be an almost perfect example of modern societies, Sweden.

The story begins with Elle Marja, as a retired teacher, at her sister's funeral, and then takes us into a flashback, where both are young and start attending school.

The process of abandoning culture, the dialect and the mannerisms and gestures themselves is explored in a good way, it fits the time when the individual shapes his personality (adolescence), which allows us to perceive the attitudes that the character adopts throughout the story development.

The photography is very interesting, with that atmosphere of melancholy and loneliness typical of northern European films.

A film that puts you inside this girls head. And that is it's biggest achievement. And then we're on ride with her through a very new time in her life. And it's an enjoyable ride. Beautifully casted.

I am so glad that Amazon carries foreign films like this -- although it takes some digging to find them. The lead actress was flawless in her role as a native Lapp who is disdained by the Swedish elite. She plays this with such subtlety and dignity. I wanted to hug her and take her away from all the horrible treatment she received. The scenery is great. Hats off to the director for such a magnificent job. I always find that Nordic films are far and away better than American films. "The Hunt" was the most haunting Nordic film I've ever seen. Such a great film Thank you.

My Swedish teacher highly recommended me this Swedish film and I had always wanted to watched it. It was played during the Vancouver International Film Festival but I just missed it. Finally, I had an opportunity to watch it. The story of Scandinavian indigenous people in this film reminds of the Salish people in Canada. The indigenous people faced huge invasion in culture, education, territory, etc. They were regarded inferior. Especially young indigenous faced self- identity crisis. They were starting to lose themselves in this modern world. Fortunately, governments start to launch cultural project to rescue indigenous culture. But it is far from enough. Films on this topic are a good ways to let the public know about indigenous culture, language, history and stories.