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Daughters of the Midnight Sun
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Daughters of the Midnight Sun

Jan 1, 1985
0h 40m
★ 0.0

Overview

In the film about "the land of eternal light and eternal darkness" we meet some women who talk about their lives. The women have all grown up in reindeer herding families and as children they lived in kotas, moved with reindeer and lived a life in nature. Their own children, on the other hand, have grown up in "normal" Swedish society. None of them have lived like their parents. The film addresses Sami culture, language, school. How modern technology has affected the lives of the Sami.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

HB Filmfilm
Svenska Filminstitutet
SVT

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