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mubi finland native people dance symbolism

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Birds in the Earth (2018)

Directed by Marja Helander

Short | Experimental

Overview

Sami dance students Birit and Katja Haarla dance through the villages and lost woods of Sápmi all the way to where the important decisions are made. The polarity of Nature and the Western way of life is filtered through sharp humour.

Length 11 minutes

Actors

Birit Haarla | Katja Haarla

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

Gorgeous short focused on the tension between the native Sami people and the government of Finland; between authenticity and connection to nature and the artificial representation of that in Helsinki.

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