Have you ever heard of the Sami, a small ethnic minority living a simple life in the harsh yet beautiful nature of Lapland in northern Sweden? Their beautiful ethnic costumes and simple lifestyle have fascinated many people, including photographer Sunao Tsuda, who has published a collection of photographs of the Sami.
The film starring this Sami girl, "Sami bloodwill open to the public on Saturday, September 16.
The film has won numerous awards around the world, for example, it won the Special Jury Award and Best Actress Award at the 2016 Tokyo International Film Festival, and at the Gothenburg International Film Festival 2017, the largest film festival in Scandinavia, it won the Best Nordic Film Award, which "Hitler's Forgotten" won in the previous year. The film, which has received rave reviews at other film festivals around the world, is a story of a Sami girl's growth set in the beautiful nature of Scandinavian Sweden , and is a moving story of a girl's struggle to survive against discrimination.
~STORY~.
In the 1930s, the Sami, an indigenous people living in Lapland in northern Sweden , were discriminated against. Ere Marija, a young girl at a boarding school where the Sámi language is forbidden, gets good grades and wants to go on to higher education, but the teacher tells her, "Your brains are not adapted to civilization. One day , Ere sneaks into a summer festival pretending to be Swedish, meets an urban boy named Niklas, and falls in love with him. Ere wants to somehow escape from her life of reindeer herding and living in a tent, and she goes to the city with him in tow...
. and we will be drawing 5 pairs of tickets for 10 people to the public preview of the film, which will be held on Monday, September 11.
To apply, write "Sami" in the subject line, include your name, address, and phone number, and send it to [ by 24:00 on Sunday, August 27, 2012.presents@rhino-inc.jpPlease send an email to ] . Winners will be announced upon delivery (winners will receive a pair of tickets for two).
How does the girl overcome the obstacles of prejudice and discrimination? This "Sámi" condition, which can also be called fate, can be replaced by the circumstances of living in Japan, our respective family environments, our respective appearances, and so on, which are the same for everyone who watches the film. Although the time and place may be different, this universal theme can be seen in all lakes growing up, so please come to the theater to see how it will end.
Text_Shinri Kobayashi
General Advance Preview of "The Blood of the Sami
Date & Time: September 11 (Mon.) Doors open at 20:15 / Film begins at 20:30 (Running time: 108 min.)
Venue: Uplink Shibuya
Address: 1F Totune Building, 37-18 Udagawacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
*Please fill out the questionnaire after the preview.
The Blood of the Sami."
Opening September 16, 2017 (Sat) at Shinjuku Musashino Theater, Uplink Shibuya, and other theaters nationwide.
(2016/Sweden, Norway, Denmark/108 min/South Sami, Swedish/ Original title: Sameblod/DCP/Cinema Scope )
Director/Screenplay:Amanda Schoenell
Music: Christian Eidness Anasun
Cast: Rene-Cecilia Spalloch, Mia-Elika Spalloch, Mai-Doris Limpi, Julius Freixandel, Olle Salli, Hannah Alstrom
Supported by: Embassy of Sweden , Royal Norwegian Embassy
Distribution/Promotion:UPLINK
(c) 2016 nordisk film production