The third and final part of a trilogy based on Arctic creation myths. The film is a multifaceted tissue weave of myths and traditions reflected in the symbiosis between reindeer, human and landscape.
Herself
Maj Doris follows the 74-year-old legendary Sámi woman Maj Doris Rimpi. Twenty years ago she had another kind of life. She traveled all around the world and she experienced a lot. Nowadays Maj Doris lives alone on a farm above the arctic circle in Sweden. She keeps reindeer but she’s also a sought-after artist, painter and actress.
Elle Marja
Фильм рассказывает о переломном моменте в детстве Элле-Марии, 14-летней девочки народности саамы (лапландцы), попавшей в 1930-x в шведскую деревенскую школу. Там детей саамов воспитывают в шведском духе, заставляя забыть на время обучения о своих обычаях и языке. Элле-Мария окружена презирающими её происхождение взрослыми и издевающимися над ним одноклассниками. Но вместо ненависти к шведам у девочки просыпается желание любой ценой стать одной из них и не иметь ничего общего со своей идентичностью.
Vera
Nadja, a single girl living the big city life finds herself stressed out over the wish of having a child of her own as she realizes the biological clock is ticking. She is prepared to do almost anything to fulfill her dreams but finds out that the abortion laws are about to change. To qualify as a mum, within the next 30 days she has to find herself a husband. She already discovered that chances finding a husband willing to do this on such short notice are slim to none in the big city. Maybe it is easier on the countryside?
Elle
Elle, 78, doesn't like Sámi people—even though she is Sámi. Pressured by her son, she returns north for her sister's funeral. When she realizes he's planned for them to stay with their relatives, Elle checks into a hotel.
Мик живёт в столице Швеции, ему одиннадцать лет, его отец спившийся музыкант. Мика постоянно преследует пара инспекторов соцслужбы, которые с маниакальным упорством пытаются пристроить его в очередную «замечательную» семью. Однажды обретя новый дом и друзей в далёком городке на севере Швеции, Мик уже не хочет с ними расставаться.
Why are gooseberries so much more valuable than deer trees and why did the Sami men lay naked on the marsh in the past? How do you respond to a mock execution and what is actually panic attack? Ella and Moa are two girls with more questions than answers and during a summer night they approach a little cautiously of their Sami origin. —Jonas Selberg Augustsén
