Free entrence. Screening during Ubmejen Biejvieh (Samí Week) in collaboration with Amnesty Umeå, Såhkie and Umeå filmfestival. The screening will open with a joik performed by Lena Maria Nilsson.

English summary: In 1978, the Storting (the Norwegian Parliament) decided to build a dam in the Alta-Kautokeino river system, right in the heart of Sápmi. What began as a local protest in effort to save the river evolved into a major confrontation against the Norwegian state's treatment of the Sámi people. At the center of this historical drama is Ester, who has spent her entire life denying her Sámi identity.

Svensk synopsis: 1978 beslutade Stortinget att bygga en damm i Alta-Kautokeinovassdraget, mitt i hjärtat av Sápmi. En lokal naturvårdsåtgärd för att bevara ån utvecklades till en uppgörelse mot den norska statens behandling av samerna. Mitt i det historiska dramat står Ester som under hela sitt liv förnekat sin samiska identitet.

+++++ "Gripande" VK
++++ "kraftfullt" Aftonbladet
++++ "imponerande" DN
++++ "rörande" P1
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