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Sami. In harmony with nature
Саамы. В гармонии с природой
Year of production: 2024
Production country: Russia
Production company: Film company Studio CENTER
Director: Aleksandr Sveshnikov
Producer: Aleksandr Gundorov
Screenwriter: Aleksandr Sveshnikov
Composer: Vjacheslav Privalov
D.O.P.: Aleksandr Sveshnikov, Andrei Fedchenkov
Editor: Aleksandr Sveshnikov
Sound Director: Vjacheslav Privalov
Film category: Documentary
Rating: 12+
Length: 122 min.
The film about the Sami is a cross-section of modern life, shown through the example of a small indigenous people of the Kola Peninsula. And in this life, everything is closely intertwined - joy and sorrow, faith and despair. There is a place in it for a fairy tale, and for a difficult life, and for the search for Hyperborea, and for the history of mystic scientists executed during the years of repression. But next to this, we see attempts to preserve the Sami language and reindeer herding, to support the Sami way of life, we see children happily adopting family traditions. And, finally, we are surrounded by the amazingly beautiful and severe nature of the North, which calms, reconciles and instills hope...
Selected festival history
  • Arctic International Festival "Golden Raven" (special screening)
  • Aleksandr Sveshnikov
    DIRECTOR'S BIOGRAPHY:
    Aleksandr Sveshnikov was born in Moscow. Since 1993 he has worked as a director and cameraman. He has shot more than 60 films and movies that have won prizes at various festivals. Member of the Guild of Film Directors of Russia, the Russian Geographical Society, director, screenwriter, cameraman, writer. Selector, organizer and jury member of a number of film festivals.

    DIRECTOR'S FILMOGRAPHY:
    2024 – The End of the World (Ultima Thule)
    2018 – Passion for the Aral Sea
    2016 – Mission
    2014 – People of the Putorana Plateau
    1999 – Metamorphoses of Water