Film School Radio hosted by Mike Kaspar
Sami Blood, Director Amanda Kernell
SAMI BLOOD is the electrifying debut feature of writer/director Amanda Kernell. Based on her own grandmother’s life and set in 1930s Sweden during the pre-Nazi eugenics movement, SAMI BLOOD follows Elle, a young indigenous Lapland girl made to feel like an inferior species when she’s subjected to indoctrination and race biology in a Swedish boarding school. Elle escapes, and in doing so is estranged from her sister, her family and her culture. SAMI BLOOD is a unique and intimate perspective on the history of the Sami people, and tells a story of oppression that resonates across borders and generations. The film features a breakthrough performance from its young lead actress Lene Cecilia Sparrok, who 
has never acted before and is Sami herself. She stars in the film alongside her sister Mia Sparrok. Director and writer Amanda Kernell joins us to talk about her heart wrenching story of a young woman struggling to find a place in an increasingly hostile world.
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Los Angeles Screening: Beginning June 30, 2017 at the Laemmle Monica Film Center
WINNER – Best Director of a Debut Film – 2016 Venice Film Festival
WINNER – Best Director – 2016 Toyko International Film Festival
WINNER – Best Actress – 2016 Toyko International Film Festival
WINNER – Valhalla Award – Santa Barbara Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION – 2017 Sundance Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION – 2016 Toronto International Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION – 2017 Berlin Film Festival
“Fierce, expertly crafted” – Laura Kern, Film Comment
“A stirring debut… introduces a poised, intelligent young talent in star Lene Cecilia Sparrok.” – Guy Lodge, Variety
“An attractively assembled coming-of-age story.” – Boyd Van Hoji, The Hollywood Reporter
“Sámi Blood features a winning combination of strong central performances… and an intimate, empathetic approach to a period of history which is not widely known” – Wendy Ide, Screen Daily