Sami Blood
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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.
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Cast
16 people
Lene Cecilia Sparrok
Elle Marja
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Mia Sparrok
Njenna
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Maj-Doris Rimpi
Elle Marja
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Amanda Kernell Director · Kristian Eidnes Andersen Composer Sophia Olsson Cinematographer
United States release June 2, 2017 · Produced in Denmark, Norway, Sweden · Languages Northern Sami, Swedish
Production
Bautafilm
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Digipilot
Production
SVT
Production
Nordisk Film Sweden
Production
Nordisk Film Denmark
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Nordisk Film
Production
Denmark · Norway · Sweden
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Languages
Original title
Sameblod
Original language
Swedish
Spoken on screen
Northern Sami · Swedish
Release dates
Italy · September 8, 2016
Premiere · Giornate degli Autori
Sweden · March 3, 2017
Theatrical
United States · June 2, 2017
Limited theatrical
United States
January 20, 2017 · Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
Austria
April 13, 2018 · Digital
Canada
September 12, 2016 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Czechia
May 26, 2017 · Premiere · Zlín Film Festival
Denmark
March 9, 2017 · Theatrical
Finland
September 29, 2017 · Theatrical
France
November 14, 2018 · Theatrical
Germany
March 9, 2017 · Theatrical
Greece
May 3, 2018 · Theatrical
Italy
November 30, 2017 · Theatrical · Venice Days, Vincitore premio LUX 2017
Japan
October 26, 2016 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
Netherlands
May 11, 2017 · Theatrical
September 26, 2017 · Physical · DVD
Norway
March 10, 2017 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 31, 2017 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
July 14, 2017 · Physical · DVD release
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