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The Raven and the Seagull (2018)

The Raven and the Seagull poster
Original title
Lykkelænder
Directed by
Lasse Lau
Genre
documentary film
Country
Greenland, Denmark
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
11
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary examines the stereotypes and clichés that outsiders hold about Greenland and its people. It follows Greenlandic citizens as they navigate and confront these preconceptions in their daily lives. The film also looks at how these stereotypes are sold to tourists as souvenirs.

lyricalreflectivecontemplativeunderstatedrevelatorysubtlesoberingpersonal

What happens

Lykkelænder er en dansk dokumentarfilm fra 2018 instrueret af Lasse Lau. Fortællingen tager udgangspunkt i klichéen om grønlænderen, og som fortællingen skrider frem åbenbares portrættet i en lyrisk rejse gennem film og mediers fremstilling og det grønlandske sind og virkelighed, hvor en anderledes identitet toner frem. I filmen møder vi grønlandske borgere i scener og situationer, hvor de tackler fordommene og klichéerne om sig selv. Vidste du f.eks. at man sælger omverdenens stereotype forestillinger om grønlænderne, som souvenir til turisterne, når de kommer til Grønland? Eller at grønlænderne har deres eget nationalteater i en tidligere XL-Byg lagerhal, hvor alle de store klassikere spilles? (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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