Let the River Flow

Section: Focus nordic
Title: Ellos eatnu - La elva leve
Director: Ole Giaever
Cast: Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen, Ivar Beddari, Gard Emil, Maria Bock, Eirik Hallert
Duration: 2h 3m
Country: Finland
Language: no/sme
Year: 2023

In the late 1970s, the Norwegian government decides to displace the Alta River. The Sámi people, the indigenous people of the northern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula, fight the decision. Ester, a young girl originally ashamed of her roots, has to embrace her heritage to help fight for the rights of her people.