There's a funeral in Sapmi. The dead is the father of 17-year old John-Andreas. He now remembers what his father told him shortly before his death. Will John-Andreas manage to take over? It's tough to continue, when reindeers keep disappearing.
Cinematography
Vast white expanses that swallow dialogue whole.
Acting
John-Andreas Utsi playing himself with devastating restraint.
Direction
Simma blurs documentary and drama until they become one.
Director
Paul-Anders Simma
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Duoddara árbi is among the first feature films shot entirely in Northern Sámi, made by and for the community rather than about them.
The Utsi family plays themselves; the reindeer losses depicted were real events from their lives.
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