Liksom i framgångsrika ”Sameblod” står en ung samisk kvinna i fokus i ”Ellos eatnu.
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Ole Giævers film handlar om samen Esters liv när Stortinget 1978 lät bygga en damm i Altaälven. Dramat visar att både väldigt mycket och väldigt lite hänt sedan dess.
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▸ FILMRECENSION. Den norska Alta-konflikten ligger till grund för Ole Giævers ”Ellos eatnu – låt älven leva”, om hur en…
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- 🎭Drama
Release
2023-02-03
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Original title
Ellos eatnu - La elva leve
Original language
Northern Sami
Runtime
1 hour 58 minutes
IMDb
imdb.com/title/tt23638090/
Cast
- Gard Emil ElvenesMihkkal
- Sofia JannokRisten
Overview
During summer 1979, Ester moves to Alta in Northern Norway to begin teaching at an elementary school. Like many Sámi at the time, she is ashamed of her heritage and conceals her ethnicity. Ester goes to great lengths to fit in, even joining in with the derogatory jokes. When her cousin Mikkhal takes her to a camp by the Alta River, where people are demonstrating against the building of a dam, Ester learns how the fight for the river is also a revolt against the years of brutal racism and discrimination against her people. After a major confrontation with the police, Mikkhal and some other Sámi decide to go to Oslo to hunger strike in front of the Parliament. Knowing what is at stake, Ester realises it is time to make a stand…
