Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Lau NauOriginal Music Composer
- Katja GauriloffDirector
- Niillas HolmbergWriter
- Katja GauriloffWriter
Cast
- Agafia NiemenmaaJe'vida as a child
- Heidi Juliana GauriloffJe'vida as an adult
- Sanna-Kaisa PaloIida
- Seidi HaarlaSanna
- Erkki GauriloffUkki
- Matleena FofonoffGrandmother
- Heini WesslinÄiti
- Sophia KiprianoffAnni
- Emmi ParviainenDormitory Manager
- Jarkko LahtiTeacher
- Johannes HolopainenLauri
- Sara SulanderNiina
Stills
Themes
1950s1960ssami peopleskolt sámiforced assimilation