Me and My Little Sister (2016)
Overview
Loving someone of the same gender is frowned upon in Sami communities. Sparrooabbán (Me and my little sister) shows what it’s like to be a minority within a minority. Suvi describes how her little sister Kaisa wishes to be accepted as she is. Like her sister, Kaisa is a Sami, but also in a relationship with a woman, and she also works as a deacon. There are obviously more constricting communities in the film than only one.
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| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Original Language | fi |
| Popularity | 0.584 |
Directed By
Suvi West
Crew
Erik Andersson
Suvi West
Hanna Kuirinlahti
Anja Ahola
Gry Elisabeth Mortensen
Jakop Jannssønn
Ville Langfeldt
Janne Niskala
TOP CAST
Suvi West
Herself
Kaisa West
Herself
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