Sámi vs. Sámi

A unique legal battle between indigenous peoples unfolds on film: Two Sami groups face each other in court, locked in an insoluble conflict that has its roots in the state's forced displacements over a hundred years ago. How can one agree on a future when the past is lived so differently? Over a hundred years ago, the state forced Northern Sami to move into Southern Sami territory. Today, their descendants are fighting in court for land, reindeer herding, and the right to be Sami. The film shows how state actions continue to divide a people, and how the past continues to shape their future.

Country:

Norway,

Sweden

Genre:

Documentary,

Adventure

Duration:

77 minutes

Year:

2026

Director:

Ellen-Astri Lundby

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Company:

Ten Thousand Images,

Svenska Filminstitutet,

Saltfilm,

SVT,

Filmpool Nord

Cast:
Crew:
Ellen-Astri Lundby

Director

Mette Cheng Munthe-Kaas

Producer

Ellen-Astri Lundby

Writer

Jesper Bergom-Larsson

Co-Producer

Johanna Dorothea Raita

Producer