Sami live in four different countries: Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. They do not have their own state. The Sami are the last primitive people in Europe, they speak nine different languages. They always lived from the earth and nature provided them with everything.
But yesterday is not today. People left their homes and went to town to look for work. This film looks at the identity of the Sami. Have changes in lifestyle and environment changed the attitude of the Sami? The heroes of this film try to figure out who they are.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 22 min.
- Country, year
- Finland, 2006
- Genre
- Documentary
- Language
- Finnish
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- N/A
Credits
- Director
- Anastasia Lapsui, Markku Lehmuskallio
- Cinematography
- Johannes Lehmuskallio
- Music
- Raymond Enoksen, Geirmund Simonsen
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Director
Anastasia Lapsui
Anastasia Lapsui was born in 1944 on the Russian-owned Yamal Peninsula. 1966-1997 she worked as a radio and press journalist. He wrote his first screenplay in the 1990s. She has been making films with her husband Markku Lehmuskallis since 1993.
Director
Markku Lehmuskallio
Markku Lehmuskallio was born in 1938. From 1963 to 1969 he worked as an eugula. His life changed radically after the fire destroyed everything he had. Since then, Lehmuskallis has been making films about industry and nature for Finnish television with a 16mm camera.
