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Ellos eatnu - Let the River Flow
Special Screening of ELLOS EATNU - LET THE RIVER FLOW - LA ELVA LEVE with English subtitles.
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The winner of the Audience Award at this year's TIFF and The Amanda Award for Best Film, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor - a special screening with English subtitles.
Forty years ago Norway was closely following the drama surrounding the Alta controversy. For Ester the protests become something more than a fight against the construction of a dam.
Ester (Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen) is moving to Alta to begin work as a teacher. The Alta conflict has begun, and protesters against the building of the dam have gathered in Stilla outside of Alta. Ester is drawn into the conflict and slowly realizes that it’s about more than the nature that surrounds her. Her identity as Sámi, daughter, teacher, and friend is being challenged. The issue becomes a question of self-respect, and we follow the drama with civil disobedience, hunger strikes, and local conflicts. Ester’s Sámi identity is met with resistance in the town and amongst her colleagues, but also within the family — and in herself.
With this film, director Ole Giæver gets to the heart of what was at stake during the Alta conflict. This is the story of how the Sámi people have been treated in Norway, and how they have fought for their rights. The fight for the river was a small but important piece of a larger conflict. This is a gripping and moving portrayal of the indigenous people's struggle for survival.
Vinneren av publikumsprisen under årets TIFF og Amandaprisen for beste norske kinofilm, beste regi og beste mannlige birolle - spesialvisning med engelske undertekster.
Ester flytter til Alta høsten 1979 og begynner i sin første jobb som lærervikar. For å passe inn i kollegiet holder hun sin samiske bakgrunn skjult.
Esters fetter er sameaktivist og deltar i demonstrasjonene mot det planlagte vannkraftverket i Altaelva. Når Ester blir med ham til protestleiren starter hennes oppvåkning - og reisen ut av skammen. Hun kaster seg inn i en konfliktfylt kamp for bevaring av elva og for retten til å være seg selv.
Ellos Eatnu – La elva leve er et drama med dype konflikter, om et ungt menneskes mot i kampen for samiske rettigheter i en av de viktigste begivenhetene i samisk og norsk historie.
Merk: Filmen vises med engelske undertekster.
