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Je'vida
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Je'vida

2023-10-20 · 99 min · ★ 6.1

Drama

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.

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Directors
Katja Gauriloff
Production companies
Oktober
Countries
Finland
Status
Released
Budget
USD 1,770,000

Top Cast

Agafia NiemenmaaAgafia NiemenmaaJe'vida as a child
Heidi Juliana GauriloffHeidi Juliana GauriloffJe'vida as an adult
Sanna-Kaisa PaloSanna-Kaisa PaloIida
Seidi HaarlaSeidi HaarlaSanna
Erkki GauriloffUkki
Matleena FofonoffGrandmother
Heini WesslinÄiti
Sophia KiprianoffAnni
Emmi ParviainenEmmi ParviainenDormitory Manager
Jarkko LahtiJarkko LahtiTeacher
Johannes HolopainenJohannes HolopainenLauri
Sara SulanderSara SulanderNiina
Timo VuentoEthnographer
Jouni Ante AngeliIlleppi
Maarit KiprianoffFetsi

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