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Let the River Flow

Original title: Ellos eatnu - La elva leve
  • 2023
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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Let the River Flow (2023)
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The young teacher Ester hides her Sami identity to avoid being exposed to racism. After finding herself drawn to demonstrations against a big dam development in Alta, a personal journey out ... Read allThe young teacher Ester hides her Sami identity to avoid being exposed to racism. After finding herself drawn to demonstrations against a big dam development in Alta, a personal journey out of the shame she has carried for so long begins.The young teacher Ester hides her Sami identity to avoid being exposed to racism. After finding herself drawn to demonstrations against a big dam development in Alta, a personal journey out of the shame she has carried for so long begins.

  • Director
    • Ole Giæver
  • Writer
    • Ole Giæver
  • Stars
    • Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen
    • Gard Emil
    • Sofia Jannok
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    801
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ole Giæver
    • Writer
      • Ole Giæver
    • Stars
      • Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen
      • Gard Emil
      • Sofia Jannok
    • 6User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 8 nominations

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    Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen
    • Ester Isaksen
    Gard Emil
    • Mihkkal
    Sofia Jannok
    • Risten Labba
    Beaska Niilas
    • Piera
    • (as Beaska Niillas)
    Marie Kvernmo Valkeapää
    • Máret
    • (as Marie Kvernmo)
    Finn-Arve Sørbøe
    • Stein
    • (as Finn Arve Sørbøe)
    William Sigvaldsen
    • Thomas
    Mary Sarre
    • Åhkku
    Ivar Beddari
    • Gøran
    Maria Bock
    Maria Bock
    • Principal
    Ingá Elisá Påve Idivuoma
    • Sami Colleague
    Hanne Mathisen Haga
    Hanne Mathisen Haga
    • Siv Anita
    Marianne Kristoffersen
    • Norwegian colleague
    Kristine Hartgen
    Kristine Hartgen
    • Norwegian colleague
    Gina Lindås Theodorsen
    • Norwegian colleague
    Robert Amadeus Gaup Mienna
    • Ailu
    Mikkel Gaup
    Mikkel Gaup
    • Ailu's father
    Trond Peter Stamsø Munch
    Trond Peter Stamsø Munch
    • Harald
    • Director
      • Ole Giæver
    • Writer
      • Ole Giæver
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      While the character of Ester is fictitious, the events depicted in the movie are real, and happened between 1979 and 1981.

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    10/10

    a fantastic film

    This film is about the struggle that we, the Sami people, have had to fight both as a people and as individuals and continue to fight to this day against the state and the racism we often encounter from the Norwegians, even though the film takes place between 1979 and 1982, many of the attitudes still exist in our time. There are some who think that this film is about the Alta River and the building of the Alta Dam, but this is not the case, it is about the Sami's fight for their own rights and the right to exist as a people. The Alta Dam is simply a blanket on which the film is built. Long live the Sami people.
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    • Release date
      • February 9, 2024 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Norway
      • Sweden
      • Finland
    • Languages
      • Norwegian
      • Saami
    • Also known as
      • Ellos eatnu - Låt älven leva
    • Production companies
      • Bufo
      • Mer Film
      • Zentropa International Sweden
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $859,967
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 58 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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