Sami Blood

Name: Sami Blood
Genre: Drama
Released: June 2, 2017
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 79
Cast: Anders Berg, Andreas Kundler, Beata Cavallin, Emilia Bostedt, Hanna Alström

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Synergetic Distribution | Release Date: June 2, 2017 | Not Rated

Starring: Anders Berg, Andreas Kundler, Beata Cavallin, Emilia Bostedt, Hanna Alström, Julius Fleischanderl, Katarina Blind, Lene Cecilia Sparrok, Maj-Doris Rimpi, Malin Crépin, Mia Erika Sparrok, Olle Sarri, Ylva Gustafsson

Summary: Elle Marja, 14, is a reindeer-herding Sámi girl. Exposed to the racism of the 1930's and race biology 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.

Director: Amanda Kernell

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 110 min

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Alan Scherstuhl

May 31, 2017

Matter-of-fact in its scenecraft but searing in its content, Sami Blood is about girlhood and racism, passing and escape. Read full review

Michael O'Sullivan

Jun 29, 2017

Sami Blood is a beautiful, haunting film, anchored by a startlingly accomplished lead performance. Read full review

Guy Lodge

Jun 1, 2017

This handsome debut feature from Swedish-Sami writer-director Amanda Kernell robustly blends adolescent fears that resonate across borders and generations with a fascinatingly specific, rarely depicted cultural context: Sweden’s colonial oppression of the indigenous Sami folk. Read full review

Sheri Linden

Jun 29, 2017

Writer-director Amanda Kernell’s assured first feature has a classic sheen, but with its powerful sense of place and sensitive performances, it’s no fusty museum piece. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

Jun 1, 2017

From a certain perspective, Sami Blood tells a very familiar story, but the hyper-specificity of its telling renders it a wholly new and quietly profound experience. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Godfrey Cheshire

Jun 2, 2017

The film’s success comes from how Kernell’s skills as a director match the ambitions of her script. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Jun 1, 2017

While Sami Blood can sometimes seem didactic, Ms. Kernell, who has Sami heritage, richly conveys a sense of the time and place, with elegant shots that glide through the Nordic wilderness. Read full review

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