Jeʹvida (2023)

Original title

Je'vida

Directed by

Katja Gauriloff

Genre

drama film, Sámi film

Country

Sápmi, Finland

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

K-12

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows a Skolt Sámi woman named Jeʹvida across three stages of her life. It shows her experience during the forced assimilation of her people into Finnish society.

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What happens

Jeʹvida is a 2023 Finnish Skolt Sámi–language drama film written and directed by Katja Gauriloff. The film describes the life of a Skolt Sámi woman called Jeʹvida during the period when her people were being forcibly assimilated into Finnish society, while following the life of Jeʹvida in three different periods. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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