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The Tundra Within Me

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After living in Oslo for many years, Lena moves back to Sápmi in northern Norway with her young son, to explore Sami gender in an art project. While researching in the wintry tundra, she falls in love with reindeer herder Máhtte, whose mother, the head of the family, disapproves of the relationship. As decisions from the past come to haunt her, Lena struggles to find out whether her and Máhtte's lifestyles can ever be compatible.

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Bobby LePire Film Threat Jun 11, 2025
8/10
The Tundra Within Me is a conventional but good romance. Go to Full Review
Sarah Vincent Sarah G Vincent Views Jun 8, 2025
“The Tundra Within Me” is an innovative autofiction film that has value on multiple levels: to document Sámi people and culture, to tell a story about three-dimensional characters, to show a familiar environment in an elevated cinematic way. Go to Full Review
Jennifer Merin AWFJ.org May 31, 2025
This cinematic adventure into the culture, traditions and feminism of the Sami culture is thoroughly engaging and richly rewarding. Go to Full Review
Grant Watson Fiction Machine Jul 22, 2024
7/10
It is a confident first film, boasting strong performances and alluring photography. Go to Full Review
Brittne Lunniss The Stranger (Seattle, WA) May 10, 2024
The film encourages viewers to reflect on practices of their own heritage, why they exist, and how to embrace them today. Overall, TTWM artfully explores the union of tradition and modernity... Go to Full Review
Elena Lazic Cineuropa Sep 21, 2023
The Tundra Within Me opts for a more conventional, sincere perspective that fails to convince, but its exploration of difficult ideas around a person’s place in their community remains worthwhile. Go to Full Review
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Sara Margrethe Oskal

Director

Risten Anine Gaup

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Nils Ailu Kemi

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Elias Ánte Pilutaq Gaup Lennert

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Berit Anne O. Kemi

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Anitta Suikkari

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Synopsis After living in Oslo for many years, Lena moves back to Sápmi in northern Norway with her young son, to explore Sami gender in an art project. While researching in the wintry tundra, she falls in love with reindeer herder Máhtte, whose mother, the head of the family, disapproves of the relationship. As decisions from the past come to haunt her, Lena struggles to find out whether her and Máhtte's lifestyles can ever be compatible.
Director
Sara Margrethe Oskal
Producer
Mona Johanne Hoel, Mona J. Hoel
Screenwriter
Sara Margrethe Oskal, Sara Margrethe Oskal
Production Co
Freedom from Fear AS
Genre
Drama
Original Language
smi
Runtime
1h 35m
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