Je'vida
Iida, an elderly Sámi woman, who has abandoned her roots under the pressure of forced Finnishization, is conflicted between selling her old homestead and hiding her cultural heritage from her niece, as the rural way of life she has suppressed begins to creep back in.
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Cast
15 people
Agafia Niemenmaa
Je'vida as a child
No other roles listed
Heidi Juliana Gauriloff
Je'vida as an adult
No other roles listed
Sanna-Kaisa Palo
Iida
Known for
Land of Hope
Seidi Haarla
Sanna
Known for
Compartment No. 6
Nightborn
Erkki Gauriloff
Ukki
No other roles listed
Matleena Fofonoff
Grandmother
Also in
Kaisa's Enchanted Forest
Heini Wesslin
Äiti
Also in
The Missile
Sophia Kiprianoff
Anni
No other roles listed
Emmi Parviainen
Dormitory Manager
Also in
Shadow Lines
Games People Play
Jarkko Lahti
Teacher
Known for
The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki
Unknown Soldier
Johannes Holopainen
Lauri
Known for
Heavy Trip
Unknown Soldier
Sara Sulander
Niina
Also in
Happy Sassy Beautiful
Katja Gauriloff Director · Niillas Holmberg Writer Lau Nau Composer
Budget $1.8M · United States release June 9, 2023 · Produced in Finland
Box office
Budget
$1,770,000
Production
Oktober
Production
Finland
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Finnish
Spoken on screen
Finnish · Northern Sami
Release dates
United States · June 9, 2023
Premiere · Tribeca Film Festival
Finland · October 20, 2023
Theatrical
Australia
March 13, 2025 · Premiere · Birrarangga Film Festival
Canada
September 13, 2023 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
March 21, 2025 · Premiere · European Union Film Festival
Sweden
October 20, 2023 · Limited theatrical
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