Sami Blood

Sameblod

This acclaimed film follows 14-year-old Sami girl Elle Marja ("Powerful newcomer Lene Cecilia Sparrok." - New York Times), who, along with her sister, is torn from her indigenous reindeer-herding family and placed in a government-run boarding school in 1930s Sweden. There Elle dreams of education and a future, but these dreams are hindered when she is met with racial expectations that class her people as inferior. What follows is a girl's attempt to escape one world of prejudice and another of old traditions, only to realize the true cost of freedom.

Winner of the Fedeora Award for Best Director of a Debut Film at the Venice Film Festival. Nominated for the Discovery Award for Best Film at the Toronto International Film Festival.

"An eloquent coming-of-age drama set in 1930s Sweden that revolves around a spellbinding performance by young Lene Cecilia Sparrok." - Sheri Linden, The Los Angeles Times

"SAMI BLOOD is a beautiful, haunting film, anchored by a startlingly accomplished lead performance. It has the feeling of a distant memory - one that is neither entirely pleasant nor painful, but persistent." - Michael O'Sullivan, The Washington Post