Product Details
- An MVD Exclusive
- SKU: SY-8978B
- Format: Blu-ray
- UPC: 684457897835
- Street Date: 02/27/18
- PreBook Date: 01/23/18
- Label: Synergetic Distribution »
- Genre: Drama
- Run Time: 109 mins
- Number of Discs: 1
- Audio: 5.1 SURROUND
- Year of Production: 2016
- Region Code: 0
- Box Lot: 30
- Territory: US
- Language: Swedish
Cast & Crew
- Actors:
- Lene Cecilia Sparrok
- Mia Erika Sparrok
- Maj-Doris Rimpi
- Julius Fleischanderl
- Hanna Alstrom
- Director: Amanda Kernell
- Producer: Lars Lindstrom
- Producers: Lars Lindstrom
Product Assets
Sami Blood
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Elle Maria, 14, is a reindeer-herding Sami girl. Exposed to the racism of the 1930's and race biology examinations at her boarding school she starts dreaming of another life. To achieve this other life she has to become someone else and break all ties with her family and culture.
Media
Sales Points
- Theatrically released in over 15 locations. Box Office at $35,000 with more screens throughout 2017
- Large festival run. Over 40 festivals, including Sundance, Toronto, Venice, Tokyo, Sydney, Bucheon. WINNER at Venice, Seattle, Santa Barbara
- OFFICIAL SELECTION: 2016 Sundance Film Festival
- OFFICIAL SELECTION: 2016 TIFF Toronto International Film Festival
- WINNER: Best Director and Best Actress - 2016 Tokyo International Film Festival
- WINNER: Best Director of a Debut Film - 2016 Venice Film Festival
- WINNER: Best Nordic Film - 2016 Goteborg Film Festival
- WINNER: Human Values Award - 2016 Thessaloniki Film Festival
- WINNER: Valhalla Award - 2017 Santa Barbara Film Festival
Press Quotes
a spellbinding performance
—Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times
a remarkable debut, with assured direction and performances
—Shelagh Rowan-Legg, Screen Anarchy
richly conveys a sense of time and place
—Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times
Sparrock's performance is courageous and compelling
—Alan Scherstuhl, Village Voice
one of the year's most impressive debuts
—Godfrey Cheshire, RogerEbert.com
It's overwhelming
—Alan Scherstuhl, LA Weekly
