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During summer 1979, Ester moves to Alta in Northern Norway to begin teaching at an elementary school. Like many Sámi at the time, she is ashamed of her heritage and conceals her ethnicity. Ester goes to great lengths to fit in, even joining in with the derogatory jokes. When her cousin Mikkhal takes her to a camp by the Alta River, where people are demonstrating against the building of a dam, Ester learns how the fight for the river is also a revolt against the years of brutal racism and discrimination against her people. After a major confrontation with the police, Mikkhal and some other Sámi decide to go to Oslo to hunger strike in front of the Parliament. Knowing what is at stake, Ester realises it is time to make a stand…
Language
Budget$4,450,000
Revenue --
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Norsk,
svenska
Budget$4,450,000
Revenue --
Keywords
protestors
indigenous peoples
sami people
hydroelectric dam
Casts

Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen
Ester

Gard Emil Elvenes
Mihkkal

Sofia Jannok
Risten

Beaska Niillas
Piera

Marie Kvernmo
Marit

Finn Arve Sørbøe
Stein

William Sigvaldsen
Thomas

Mary Sarre
Áhkku

Ivar Beddari
Gøran

Maria Bock
Principal
Robert Amadeus Gaup Mienna
Ailu

Mikkel Gaup
Ailu's Father

Trond Peter Stamsø Munch

Sverre Porsanger

Hanne Mathisen Haga
Siv Anita

Johannes Joner
Minister
Crews

Ole Giæver
Director

Maria Ekerhovd
Producer

Bent Holm
Sound Designer
Ragna Nordhus Midtgard
Associate Producer

Ola Fløttum
Original Music Composer
Pessi Levanto
Original Music Composer
Nina Erdahl
Casting
Øystein Moe
Co-Producer
Bente Maalen
Line Producer
Misha Jaari
Co-Producer
Ragnhild Juliane Sletta
Production Design

Lizette Jonjic
Co-Producer
Kristine Knudsen
Co-Producer
Nell Knudsen
Costume Design
Wibecke Rønseth
Editor
Jeanette Sundby
Line Producer

Line Klungseth Johansen
Co-Producer
Cecilie De Lange
Production Design
Alexander Somma
Co-Producer
Axel Helgeland
Executive Producer
Mark Lwoff
Co-Producer

Ole Giæver
Writer
Marius Matzow Gulbrandsen
Director of Photography
Backdrops & Posters



