Svidd neger (2003)

Original title

Ammrika

Directed by

Erik Smith-Meyer

Genre

comedy film

Country

Norway

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

15

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two families live in rural Norway. A young black man named Ante wants to be a Sami.

quirkyoffbeatlow-keywryearthyunconventionaldeadpan

What happens

Svidd neger (in English, The Black Lapp or Scorched Negro) is a Norwegian film released in 2003, directed by Erik Smith Meyer and written by Stein Elvestad. Norwegian band Ulver provided the soundtrack. The plot revolves around two families living in a rural part of Norway. The main character is a young black man named ante who wants to be a Sami. In 2024 the movie was re-released under a different title in Norway, Ammrika, claiming the original title being too offensive for modern times. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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