Sámi vs. Sámi

  • Movie
  • 2026
  • 1h 17m
  • Documentary

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.

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Director
Ellen-Astri Lundby
Starring
Tomas Colbengtson, Naadja Östergren, Erik Östergren, Magdalena Östergren

Cast

  • Tomas Colbengtson

    Self

  • Naadja Östergren

    Self

  • Erik Östergren

    Self

  • Magdalena Östergren

    Self

  • Emelina Östergren

    Self

  • Adrian Östergren

    Self

  • Astrid Östergren

    Self

  • Margit Omma

    Self

  • Maria Kari Omma

    Self

  • Inger-Ann Omma

    Self

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