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Je'vida

Finland · 2023
1h 40m
Director Katja Gauriloff
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After the death of Ida's mother, Ida and her aunt Anna go up to the family property in Northern Finland to clear it out. While there, Ida finds Sámi clothing, and asks her aunt about their origin. Anna is forced to confront her past as Je'vida, a Skolt Sámi woman who assimilated into Finnish society after years of residential school.

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A powerful look at generational trauma and the history of residential schools and cultural erasure in Finland.

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