Sami Blood

About Sami Blood

Elle Marja, 14, is a reindeer-breeding Sami girl. Exposed to the racism of the 1930s and phrenological examinations at her boarding school, she starts dreaming of another life.

Sami Blood (2017) is a drama film directed by Amanda Kernell. It runs 110 minutes and was released in March 2017.

Its themes are identity, boarding school, indigenous peoples, and lapland.

Lene Cecilia Sparrok stars as Elle Marja, Mia Sparrok as Njenna, Maj-Doris Rimpi as Elle Marja, and Julius Fleischanderl as Niklas. The screenplay is by Amanda Kernell. It streams on Viaplay Amazon Channel in the United States.

Lady Bird, The Substance, and Turning Red make useful companions to Sami Blood, all filed under coming of age. TMDB voters put it at 7.3 out of 10 across 149 votes.