Je'vida

Je'vida (2023)

Iida, an elderly Sámi woman, who has abandoned her roots under the pressure of forced Finnishization, is conflicted between selling her old homestead and hiding her cultural heritage from her niece, as the rural way of life she has suppressed begins to creep back in.

Date of release
2023-10-20
TMDB
6.1 / 10 (9)
Runtime
1h 39m
Genres
Drama
Director
Katja Gauriloff

Casting

Interesting facts

Jeʹvida is a 2023 Finnish Skolt Sámi–language drama film written and directed by Katja Gauriloff. The film describes the life of a Skolt Sámi woman called Jeʹvida during the period when her people were being forcibly assimilated into Finnish society, while following the life of Jeʹvida in three different periods.

Background

Jeʹvida is the first feature film shot in the Skolt Sámi language. It received monetary support from the International Sámi Film Institute and the Finnish Film Foundation in 2021.

In the film, Gauriloff depicts the discrimination and forced assimilation the Skolts experienced and the resulting mental trauma that still affects them. The director, who is also Skolt, had similar experiences in her childhood.

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