Australia / Mar 16, 2025 / Birrarangga Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
Sámi artefacts from the Finnish National Museum are returning home to Sápmi, while the holy drums of the Sámi people are still imprisoned in the basements of museums across Europe. The returning objects symbolise the dignity, identity, history, connection to ancestors and a whole world view that was taken from the Sámi people. Director Suvi West takes the viewer behind the scenes of the museum world to reflect on the spirit of the objects, the inequality of cultures and the colonialist burden of museums.
Main cast
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Máhccan – Kotiinpaluu |
| Original language | suomi (FI) |
| Spoken languages | English, suomi |
| Production countries | Finland, Norway |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Vaski Filmi, Ten Thousand Images |
| Release date | 8 settembre 2023 |
| Production | Janne Niskala |
| Writer | Suvi West |
| Editing | Hanna Kuirinlahti |
| Cinematography | Anssi Kömi |
| Assistant directors | Suvi West, Anssi Kömi |
| Camera operators | Anssi Kömi |
| Additional photography | Anssi Kömi |
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| Music | Georg Buljo, Frode Løas Hvatun |
| Sound | Georg Buljo, Frode Løas Hvatun |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Finland / Sep 08, 2023
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