Sami Blood

2017 · 1h50 · Film

Directed by Amanda Kernell

Starring Lene Cecilia Sparrok, Mia Sparrok, Maj-Doris Rimpi, Julius Fleischanderl, Olle Sarri, Hanna Alström, Malin Crépin, Andreas Kundler, Ylva Gustafsson, Hanna Asp

Ideal when you feel… Sad / low Exhausted

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. To achieve this other life she has to become someone else and break all ties with her family and culture.

Original title

Sameblod

Original language

Swedish

Screenplay

Amanda Kernell

Music

Kristian Eidnes Andersen

Cinematography

Sophia Olsson, Petrus Sjövik

Cast

Julius Fleischanderl, Olle Sarri, Hanna Alström, Malin Crépin, Andreas Kundler, Ylva Gustafsson, Hanna Asp, Kajsa Karlsson, Anders Berg

Updated July 22, 2026

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