Je'vida

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Je'vida

2023

1h 43m

Drama

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7 Reviews

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A Sámi woman reckons with her past as she clears out everything in her family's home in preparation for its sale.

Ryan Devir

Film Threat

Writer/Director Katja Gauriloff’s film Je’vida captures everything on camera and provides a taste of clean water in the film age of Coca-Cola.

Rated: 8.5/10

Jan 3, 2024

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Elena Lazic

Cineuropa

The film is ultimately more a document of atrocities than a portrait of its titular protagonist.

Sep 21, 2023

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Peter Sobczynski

The Spool

This is a strong and assured filmmaking debut that ... shines a light on the myriad ways in which an entire culture has been systematically threatened with eradication and how it has still managed to survive those efforts.

Sep 21, 2023

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Louisa Moore

Screen Zealots

A heartbreaking yet empowering film about reclaiming your roots and your true self in a world that would rather ignore your existence.

Sep 20, 2023

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...the eye-opening emphasis on the character’s grim experiences within a state-run residential school for indigenous children certainly enhancing the movie’s increasingly engaging atmosphere.

Rated: 2.5/4

Sep 14, 2023

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Sherin Nicole

AWFJ.org

Gauriloff shoots Je’vida in the classic 4:3 ratio. That choice combined with the moody blacks, stark whites, and shadowy grays in between, immerses us in this meditation on memory and the magnetism of identity.

Jun 18, 2023

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Synopsis

A Sámi woman reckons with her past as she clears out everything in her family's home in preparation for its sale.

Director: Katja Gauriloff
Producer: Joonas Berghäll, Satu Majava, Anna Nuru
Screenwriter: Katja Gauriloff, Niillas Holmberg
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Finnish
Runtime: 1h 43m