Sami Blood(Sameblod)

Village Voice by Alan Scherstuhl

Matter-of-fact in its scenecraft but searing in its content, Sami Blood is about girlhood and racism, passing and escape.

The New York Times by Ben Kenigsberg

While Sami Blood can sometimes seem didactic, Ms. Kernell, who has Sami heritage, richly conveys a sense of the time and place, with elegant shots that glide through the Nordic wilderness.

IndieWire by David Ehrlich

From a certain perspective, Sami Blood tells a very familiar story, but the hyper-specificity of its telling renders it a wholly new and quietly profound experience.

RogerEbert.com by Godfrey Cheshire

The film’s success comes from how Kernell’s skills as a director match the ambitions of her script.

Variety by Guy Lodge

This handsome debut feature from Swedish-Sami writer-director Amanda Kernell robustly blends adolescent fears that resonate across borders and generations with a fascinatingly specific, rarely depicted cultural context: Sweden’s colonial oppression of the indigenous Sami folk.

Washington Post by Michael O'Sullivan

Sami Blood is a beautiful, haunting film, anchored by a startlingly accomplished lead performance.

Los Angeles Times by Sheri Linden

Writer-director Amanda Kernell’s assured first feature has a classic sheen, but with its powerful sense of place and sensitive performances, it’s no fusty museum piece.