1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 3 00:00:18,375 --> 00:00:23,625 MER FILM PRESENTS 4 00:00:36,875 --> 00:00:42,125 A FILM BY OLE GIÆVER 5 00:00:43,042 --> 00:00:48,250 LET THE RIVER FLOW 6 00:00:49,208 --> 00:00:54,417 BASED ON REAL EVENTS 7 00:01:00,583 --> 00:01:02,625 Dad? 8 00:01:05,333 --> 00:01:07,375 Dad? 9 00:01:09,458 --> 00:01:11,500 What are you doing? 10 00:01:12,625 --> 00:01:14,667 Just tidying. 11 00:01:16,417 --> 00:01:19,375 Aren't you going fishing? 12 00:01:19,542 --> 00:01:21,875 Not today. 13 00:01:22,042 --> 00:01:24,083 Why not? 14 00:01:27,083 --> 00:01:29,708 Go inside to mom. 15 00:01:30,833 --> 00:01:32,833 What about you? 16 00:01:33,875 --> 00:01:35,917 I'll stay here. 17 00:03:06,750 --> 00:03:09,458 So now you have to repaint it? 18 00:03:09,625 --> 00:03:11,792 It's a never-ending job. 19 00:03:11,958 --> 00:03:17,250 The previous owners had no taste. We've thrown out a load of knickknacks. 20 00:03:17,417 --> 00:03:20,042 You do have your hands full. 21 00:03:20,208 --> 00:03:24,167 -But it's nice on the outside. -Absolutely. Talk later. 22 00:03:24,333 --> 00:03:27,083 Hi, Ester. Good to see you. 23 00:03:27,250 --> 00:03:30,042 -Did you have a nice trip? -Yeah. 24 00:03:35,250 --> 00:03:38,500 We've put your moving boxes in the shack. 25 00:03:39,833 --> 00:03:43,333 -You knew I was coming? -Sure. 26 00:03:43,500 --> 00:03:48,292 Your mom has been waiting for the bus since she got up. 27 00:03:54,042 --> 00:03:56,708 Smells good. 28 00:03:57,833 --> 00:04:00,000 Was the bus ride okay? 29 00:04:01,625 --> 00:04:03,917 Yes. 30 00:04:04,083 --> 00:04:08,958 -We've hardly seen you this summer. - I know. 31 00:04:09,125 --> 00:04:11,417 Look at this! 32 00:04:15,125 --> 00:04:18,667 -Right, help yourselves. -Thanks. 33 00:04:18,833 --> 00:04:22,208 -Did you see any hippies in Alta? -Hippies? 34 00:04:22,375 --> 00:04:26,792 Yeah, protesters with long hair, beards and anoraks. 35 00:04:26,958 --> 00:04:32,292 -You've got an anorak. -I don't see why they have to come here. 36 00:04:32,458 --> 00:04:39,292 There's plenty to protest against in Oslo, or Bergen, or wherever they're from. 37 00:04:39,458 --> 00:04:44,708 They aren't the ones who'll be stuck here freezing when the power's gone. 38 00:04:44,875 --> 00:04:49,042 You finally landed a job. That's great, Ester. 39 00:04:49,208 --> 00:04:54,458 -Well, it's just temporary. -You have to start somewhere. 40 00:04:54,625 --> 00:04:59,083 I've been a teacher for almost 30 years. Never looked back. 41 00:04:59,250 --> 00:05:04,125 Well, this is delicious. 42 00:05:04,292 --> 00:05:06,833 Gone are the days when the IRA deployed 43 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:11,167 more or less random home-made bombs and explosive devices. 44 00:05:14,917 --> 00:05:17,708 Have you talked to grandma? 45 00:05:23,542 --> 00:05:26,667 I guess you'll see her tomorrow. 46 00:05:34,625 --> 00:05:38,958 Have you remembered to thank Stein for helping you find a flat? 47 00:05:39,125 --> 00:05:41,167 Yes, I think so. 48 00:05:48,958 --> 00:05:51,417 I'm sure he can drive you. 49 00:05:51,583 --> 00:05:54,708 Mihkkal has already agreed to drive me. 50 00:05:54,875 --> 00:05:58,500 Mihkkal, your cousin? 51 00:05:58,667 --> 00:06:02,000 I didn't know you've stayed in touch. 52 00:06:03,167 --> 00:06:06,917 He called me the day before yesterday. 53 00:06:07,083 --> 00:06:10,458 Said he had the feeling I was going to Alta. 54 00:06:33,833 --> 00:06:38,417 The Alta river has been a contentious political issue for years. 55 00:06:38,583 --> 00:06:43,375 Several options have been suggested, including a dam that would flood 56 00:06:43,542 --> 00:06:49,500 The Sami village of Maze. This has been shelved, but the Alta river will still... 57 00:06:49,667 --> 00:06:53,708 Thanks for helping me with the flat. 58 00:06:53,875 --> 00:06:56,042 Sure. 59 00:06:56,208 --> 00:06:59,917 A 110 metre tall dam will be constructed here. 60 00:07:00,083 --> 00:07:04,750 The municipal councils in Alta and Kautokeino oppose the dam. 61 00:08:00,208 --> 00:08:05,792 -Has someone put up a fence here? -It's the new farmer. 62 00:08:07,917 --> 00:08:12,000 Should we go somewhere else? 63 00:08:12,167 --> 00:08:15,833 Why does he want all the cloudberries for himself? 64 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:20,792 There's always been more than enough for all of us here. 65 00:08:46,667 --> 00:08:49,042 Is that my joik? 66 00:08:49,208 --> 00:08:54,000 Ester, Isak's daughter... 67 00:08:55,042 --> 00:08:58,375 Is it that long since you've heard it? 68 00:08:58,542 --> 00:09:02,333 Does nobody joik you out there in the wide world? 69 00:09:04,542 --> 00:09:06,875 Did you make it? 70 00:09:07,042 --> 00:09:09,542 Your father did. 71 00:09:25,292 --> 00:09:29,333 Look, grandma. We should've brought bigger buckets. 72 00:09:30,708 --> 00:09:34,125 I have all I need for winter. 73 00:09:34,292 --> 00:09:37,667 We don't have to pick more than we can eat. 74 00:09:39,375 --> 00:09:43,167 Yes, I know. We must leave some for the others. 75 00:09:43,333 --> 00:09:47,250 -Exactly. -But what if nobody else comes? 76 00:09:47,417 --> 00:09:50,125 Have you thought about that? 77 00:10:19,708 --> 00:10:23,708 Does he have to prance around in that thing? 78 00:10:23,875 --> 00:10:26,708 -Hello 79 00:10:26,875 --> 00:10:29,833 You made it through the mountains? 80 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:34,583 -Well, here I am. -It's been ages. 81 00:10:34,750 --> 00:10:37,500 Yeah. What happened to you? 82 00:10:41,333 --> 00:10:45,417 Last time I saw you, you were this tiny. 83 00:10:46,583 --> 00:10:48,917 -Is this yours? -Yes. 84 00:11:04,917 --> 00:11:08,750 So how's my big brother doing? 85 00:11:08,917 --> 00:11:12,875 Well, he sits there dreaming the herd will return. 86 00:11:15,208 --> 00:11:18,042 I heard you had to sell. 87 00:11:18,208 --> 00:11:20,792 Nothing can stop the mine. 88 00:11:20,958 --> 00:11:23,542 But they must have paid you well? 89 00:11:23,708 --> 00:11:28,208 -Dad's already spent the money. -On what? 90 00:11:39,292 --> 00:11:44,375 -So you're ready to leave? -I'll be back for the record player and... 91 00:11:49,083 --> 00:11:51,542 Maybe you should go to Maze. 92 00:11:51,708 --> 00:11:54,792 You haven't been home for ages. 93 00:12:12,250 --> 00:12:15,792 So auntie's become Norwegian? 94 00:12:36,917 --> 00:12:39,458 What? 95 00:12:39,625 --> 00:12:44,375 The trip takes two hours. The booze doesn't kick in until... 96 00:12:50,208 --> 00:12:52,250 You moron. 97 00:12:55,792 --> 00:12:58,417 At least you haven't changed. 98 00:13:02,792 --> 00:13:07,833 -Do you really wear your gakti in Alta? -We're not going to Alta. 99 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:09,833 We're going to Stilla. 100 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:13,875 -Where the protests are? -Everything's different there. 101 00:13:14,042 --> 00:13:17,958 The Norwegians will fight to get into your pants. 102 00:13:24,125 --> 00:13:28,625 Words from a foreign language 103 00:13:28,792 --> 00:13:34,250 force out our mother tongue 104 00:13:36,667 --> 00:13:42,083 Farewell, my homeland 105 00:13:42,250 --> 00:13:48,625 Your paths have grown narrow 106 00:13:51,167 --> 00:13:56,542 Against my will, with heavy steps 107 00:13:56,708 --> 00:14:03,917 I must leave my place of birth 108 00:14:14,792 --> 00:14:17,375 This won't take long? 109 00:14:17,542 --> 00:14:21,917 -Just a short visit. -Five minutes, then you take me home? 110 00:14:23,792 --> 00:14:25,667 Hi. 111 00:15:06,708 --> 00:15:11,250 LET THE RIVER FLOW 112 00:15:50,167 --> 00:15:54,042 -Hi. -Hi. 113 00:15:54,208 --> 00:15:56,833 -You're Mihkkal's cousin? -Yes. 114 00:15:57,000 --> 00:16:00,042 I'm Risten. I'm glad you came. 115 00:16:00,208 --> 00:16:02,458 We need more Sami here. 116 00:16:02,625 --> 00:16:05,167 Did you see where he went? 117 00:16:05,333 --> 00:16:08,000 He's probably in the lavvo. 118 00:16:26,792 --> 00:16:29,667 -Are you drinking? -No. 119 00:16:29,833 --> 00:16:34,708 -Weren't you supposed to drive me home? -I haven't been drinking. 120 00:16:37,208 --> 00:16:39,500 Not that much, anyway. 121 00:16:41,417 --> 00:16:43,750 Fine, I'm coming. 122 00:16:44,292 --> 00:16:46,708 See you. 123 00:16:50,125 --> 00:16:53,375 Look at this! He must be lost. 124 00:16:53,542 --> 00:16:59,083 -Can't find the way back to the circus? -How many reindeer you got in the bank? 125 00:16:59,250 --> 00:17:01,625 -Come again? -Leave him alone. 126 00:17:01,792 --> 00:17:07,292 -You want some cold coffee? -Careful! He's taking out his Lapp knife. 127 00:17:07,458 --> 00:17:09,500 Come on, let's go. 128 00:17:53,125 --> 00:17:55,667 Just put it there. 129 00:17:59,542 --> 00:18:02,000 It's okay. 130 00:18:03,375 --> 00:18:07,583 -Will you come with me to Stilla tomorrow? -I have to work. 131 00:18:07,750 --> 00:18:11,083 I can give you a ride when you're done. 132 00:18:12,208 --> 00:18:14,000 I don't think so. 133 00:18:18,417 --> 00:18:23,125 I've just moved here. It just doesn't... 134 00:18:23,292 --> 00:18:25,625 I get it. 135 00:18:25,792 --> 00:18:31,583 The river doesn't matter to you. They might as well take everything. 136 00:18:31,750 --> 00:18:35,208 -It's got nothing to do with me. -And then what? 137 00:18:36,750 --> 00:18:40,708 Are we just supposed to disappear, one by one? 138 00:18:42,667 --> 00:18:45,250 Like your father? 139 00:18:59,542 --> 00:19:02,167 Could you please be quiet? 140 00:19:02,333 --> 00:19:04,542 Quiet. Thank you. 141 00:19:04,708 --> 00:19:07,917 Can someone tell me what this is? 142 00:19:10,208 --> 00:19:12,250 Anyone? 143 00:19:13,833 --> 00:19:16,250 You? What's your name? 144 00:19:16,417 --> 00:19:19,958 -His name is Ailu. -Okay. 145 00:19:20,125 --> 00:19:24,042 -Ailu, do you know what it is? -He can't speak. 146 00:19:24,208 --> 00:19:26,875 He doesn't speak Norwegian. 147 00:19:31,250 --> 00:19:33,125 Right. 148 00:19:33,292 --> 00:19:37,542 This is photosynthesis, a natural process. 149 00:19:37,708 --> 00:19:42,708 -Have you got settled here in Alta? -Yeah, I'd say so. 150 00:19:42,875 --> 00:19:46,625 -Do you have family here? -My cousin lives here. 151 00:19:46,792 --> 00:19:50,292 I see. What's his name? 152 00:19:50,458 --> 00:19:52,417 It's... 153 00:19:52,583 --> 00:19:57,083 So here you are, sucking up to the principal. 154 00:19:57,250 --> 00:20:01,792 What will it take to get Ester a permanent position? 155 00:20:01,958 --> 00:20:05,042 -We should go hiking. -But not there. 156 00:20:05,208 --> 00:20:09,208 -We can't go to Stilla this year. -Any news from Stilla? 157 00:20:09,375 --> 00:20:14,542 -Plenty of bodily fluids flowing up there. -You can smell it when they come to town. 158 00:20:14,708 --> 00:20:17,083 What do they smell like? Sweat? 159 00:20:17,250 --> 00:20:20,292 Smoke, alcohol, sweat and shit. 160 00:20:20,458 --> 00:20:23,208 They smell like Lapps. 161 00:20:23,375 --> 00:20:27,875 Think of all the strong construction workers that'll come here. 162 00:20:28,042 --> 00:20:30,958 -We'll see. -Are you all for the dam? 163 00:20:31,125 --> 00:20:35,583 Not me. But I'm not going to block the access road. 164 00:20:35,750 --> 00:20:41,042 What they're doing is illegal. I can't believe they let them go on. 165 00:20:41,208 --> 00:20:45,417 If the police don't act, we'll take matters into our own hands. 166 00:20:45,583 --> 00:20:47,625 They're all southerners. 167 00:20:47,792 --> 00:20:52,458 They're not the ones who'll sit here freezing when the power's gone. 168 00:20:53,417 --> 00:20:56,958 -Where do you live? - I don't know. What about you? 169 00:20:57,125 --> 00:21:01,208 -Tverrelvdalen. -In the middle of nowhere? 170 00:21:01,375 --> 00:21:06,250 -Then we'll go to your place. -I haven't unpacked yet. 171 00:21:06,417 --> 00:21:09,458 -It's a mess. -I can help you unpack. 172 00:21:09,625 --> 00:21:13,875 Why do they always have to close when the fun starts? 173 00:21:14,042 --> 00:21:16,667 -What the hell? -Hey, listen... 174 00:21:16,833 --> 00:21:20,042 Where have I seen you before? In Maze? 175 00:21:20,208 --> 00:21:24,042 Hey, leave them alone. Get back to your herd. 176 00:21:24,208 --> 00:21:27,875 -I just want a word with her. -Speak Norwegian! 177 00:21:35,292 --> 00:21:38,583 -Don't you have any self-respect? -Let go! 178 00:22:50,500 --> 00:22:52,542 Mihkkal? 179 00:22:54,750 --> 00:22:57,083 What are you doing here? 180 00:22:58,833 --> 00:23:00,958 Aren't you in Stilla? 181 00:23:01,125 --> 00:23:04,375 We needed to get some supplies and stuff. 182 00:23:05,833 --> 00:23:07,875 Let's go. 183 00:23:08,042 --> 00:23:10,875 And you? 184 00:23:11,042 --> 00:23:13,417 Okay. Just a short visit. 185 00:23:24,917 --> 00:23:31,042 One principle of non-violence is to confront the opponents with their use 186 00:23:31,208 --> 00:23:35,708 Of violent means in order to humanize them. 187 00:23:37,667 --> 00:23:40,042 -Are you cold? -I'm fine. 188 00:23:40,208 --> 00:23:41,375 Here. 189 00:23:41,542 --> 00:23:48,792 I spoke to an economist in the Ministry of the Environment. He said salmon fishing 190 00:23:48,958 --> 00:23:54,417 In the river represents a capital of about two to three hundred million kroner. 191 00:23:54,583 --> 00:23:59,875 I mean, that says a lot about... Well, it says a lot. 192 00:24:00,042 --> 00:24:06,042 We can't sink down to the politicians' level and make this a matter of money. 193 00:24:06,208 --> 00:24:09,625 It's about the livelihood of those who live here. 194 00:24:09,792 --> 00:24:15,333 Remember, the original plan was to flood the entire village of Maze. 195 00:24:15,500 --> 00:24:18,083 A Sami community with a school, 196 00:24:18,250 --> 00:24:21,500 A kindergarten, with human beings! 197 00:24:21,667 --> 00:24:25,125 What's Maze worth? Is it ten million? 198 00:24:25,292 --> 00:24:30,250 A hundred million? The people who live there, what are their lives worth? 199 00:24:30,417 --> 00:24:35,792 -It's easy to end up just complaining. -But we have to do something. 200 00:24:35,958 --> 00:24:40,667 They've not just tried to take our land, but our self-respect too. 201 00:24:40,833 --> 00:24:44,083 We've been told we're second-class citizens. 202 00:24:44,250 --> 00:24:47,125 We have no right to our own land. 203 00:24:48,333 --> 00:24:52,875 If they take the river, they might as well take everything. 204 00:24:53,042 --> 00:24:56,875 "If they take the river, they take everything." 205 00:24:57,042 --> 00:25:02,750 It may sound like failure, but it shows what the river means. 206 00:25:02,917 --> 00:25:06,083 -This is where we make our stand. -Hey! 207 00:25:06,250 --> 00:25:09,833 Over 20 cars have passed the gate. 208 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:13,792 -Is it the vigilantes? -We recognised the plates. 209 00:25:20,583 --> 00:25:25,125 We live here in Tverrelvdalen. You're presence is threatening. 210 00:25:25,292 --> 00:25:30,792 We strongly condemn your actions. But we come with peaceful intentions. 211 00:25:30,958 --> 00:25:36,000 We ask you to close down the protest camp here in Stilla. 212 00:25:36,167 --> 00:25:40,583 We're worried about the power supply in Finnmark. 213 00:25:40,750 --> 00:25:44,625 -What about our hospitals? -A decision based on a lie. 214 00:25:44,792 --> 00:25:48,875 They built a dam in Skibotn. Plenty of power there. 215 00:25:49,042 --> 00:25:51,375 Ester? 216 00:25:51,542 --> 00:25:57,750 -What are you doing here? -I just came to... see what's going on. 217 00:26:00,333 --> 00:26:03,208 -What's this? -Leave her alone. 218 00:26:05,667 --> 00:26:08,542 -Is this your boyfriend? -No. 219 00:26:08,708 --> 00:26:12,167 -You're not Sami. -Let go of her! 220 00:26:14,542 --> 00:26:18,958 -Fucking Lapp! -This is a peaceful counterdemonstration! 221 00:26:19,125 --> 00:26:22,792 Fall back! Fall back! 222 00:26:22,958 --> 00:26:25,000 Come on! 223 00:26:29,583 --> 00:26:33,583 It says the police are going to remove the protesters. 224 00:26:33,750 --> 00:26:36,958 About time. Why haven't they done it already? 225 00:26:38,042 --> 00:26:42,042 -What's up? -Isn't that Arnfinn's cake? 226 00:26:42,208 --> 00:26:46,375 -He told me to help myself. -You can't just help yourself. 227 00:26:46,542 --> 00:26:51,208 Would you like some, Ester? Put on some weight before winter. 228 00:26:51,375 --> 00:26:53,958 Stop it. 229 00:26:54,125 --> 00:26:58,292 -What's that funny smell? -I can't smell anything. 230 00:26:58,458 --> 00:27:02,208 -Goran, could you please move? -May we? Bye. 231 00:27:21,417 --> 00:27:23,833 What about History on Tuesday? 232 00:27:24,000 --> 00:27:29,083 -No, Magne will take it. I'll take Friday. -What are you up to? 233 00:27:29,250 --> 00:27:31,708 It's a secret. 234 00:27:31,875 --> 00:27:33,667 Okay, thanks. 235 00:27:33,833 --> 00:27:36,125 -Don't stay too long. -Bye. 236 00:27:36,292 --> 00:27:40,333 Hi! Haven't you gone home yet? 237 00:27:40,500 --> 00:27:43,667 -Are you working tomorrow? - I think so. 238 00:27:43,833 --> 00:27:47,042 -Then I'll see you. -See you too. Bye. 239 00:28:00,875 --> 00:28:02,917 Goran?? 240 00:28:10,333 --> 00:28:12,417 How's it going? 241 00:28:19,333 --> 00:28:22,417 Could you please not tell them? 242 00:28:22,583 --> 00:28:24,750 That you're a Lapp? 243 00:28:27,500 --> 00:28:30,167 Yes. 244 00:28:30,333 --> 00:28:32,833 Relax, I won't tell anyone. 245 00:28:35,708 --> 00:28:37,708 Thanks. 246 00:28:37,875 --> 00:28:43,000 Maybe you shouldn't go joiking up there if you don't want people to know. 247 00:28:45,417 --> 00:28:47,792 Just a tip. 248 00:30:24,667 --> 00:30:28,125 Mihkkal, Mihkkal's son... 249 00:30:38,333 --> 00:30:41,708 Mihkkal's joik is so beautiful. 250 00:30:41,875 --> 00:30:44,250 It describes him so well. 251 00:31:09,583 --> 00:31:12,125 I'll see if I have something. 252 00:31:58,833 --> 00:32:02,750 -What's this? -That thing? 253 00:32:02,917 --> 00:32:05,417 It's a Sami flag. 254 00:32:05,583 --> 00:32:08,583 -You want some? -Sure. 255 00:32:10,875 --> 00:32:14,250 I didn't know there was a Sami flag. 256 00:32:14,417 --> 00:32:17,375 An artist from the Maze group made it. 257 00:32:17,542 --> 00:32:23,292 She told me how, after having been home the whole summer... 258 00:32:24,417 --> 00:32:27,875 She sat on the plane, looking out the window. 259 00:32:28,042 --> 00:32:32,625 She had this awful feeling that everything would disappear. 260 00:32:32,792 --> 00:32:34,875 Her land. 261 00:32:35,042 --> 00:32:37,583 Her people. 262 00:32:37,750 --> 00:32:40,458 Her language. 263 00:32:40,625 --> 00:32:42,917 Her family. 264 00:32:44,042 --> 00:32:48,167 So when she returned to Oslo, she made it. 265 00:32:48,333 --> 00:32:53,208 So that at least we'd have a flag. But I've sown that one myself. 266 00:32:54,333 --> 00:32:59,375 It was supposed to be a present for Ravdna, but... 267 00:32:59,542 --> 00:33:01,958 But? 268 00:33:02,125 --> 00:33:05,000 She broke up before I was done. 269 00:33:06,125 --> 00:33:10,708 It may not look like much, but it took me two months. 270 00:33:36,292 --> 00:33:39,083 Who are you playing Yahtzee with? 271 00:33:40,500 --> 00:33:42,667 Yourself? 272 00:33:49,542 --> 00:33:52,500 Dad used to play by himself too. 273 00:33:58,042 --> 00:34:00,500 It was that ship. 274 00:34:04,500 --> 00:34:06,250 What ship? 275 00:34:06,417 --> 00:34:08,708 Hasn't auntie told you? 276 00:34:10,958 --> 00:34:15,917 One summer, a huge trawler came and swept the fjord clean of fish. 277 00:34:29,917 --> 00:34:33,375 Let the river flow! Let the river flow! 278 00:34:37,833 --> 00:34:39,958 -Ester! -You missed the fun. 279 00:34:40,125 --> 00:34:43,542 -They gave up! -We were too many for them. 280 00:34:43,708 --> 00:34:47,375 -Join us, Ester! -Come on! 281 00:34:50,167 --> 00:34:52,208 What's up with them? 282 00:34:56,208 --> 00:34:58,875 What's wrong? 283 00:34:59,042 --> 00:35:03,458 We overheard the police asking for national reinforcements. 284 00:35:03,625 --> 00:35:07,417 -They'll be back with more. -We won this round. 285 00:35:07,583 --> 00:35:11,167 It shows it's possible. 286 00:35:12,958 --> 00:35:16,083 -Let's go to Maze. -What for? 287 00:35:16,250 --> 00:35:19,667 To make a plan on our own terms. 288 00:35:19,833 --> 00:35:26,667 Clear our minds. It's no use sitting here when the decisions are made in Oslo. 289 00:35:39,000 --> 00:35:41,042 How you've grown! 290 00:35:43,417 --> 00:35:47,583 It must be years since you last were here. 291 00:35:47,750 --> 00:35:50,417 -When was that? -I don't remember. 292 00:35:50,583 --> 00:35:54,042 Me neither. 293 00:35:54,208 --> 00:35:56,333 Won't you come inside? 294 00:35:56,500 --> 00:35:59,250 We're going to a meeting. 295 00:35:59,417 --> 00:36:02,625 -Are you? -Could you please let go of her? 296 00:36:02,792 --> 00:36:07,250 -Sure I can't get you anything? -We don't have anything. 297 00:36:10,792 --> 00:36:13,875 I heard you had to sell the herd. 298 00:36:15,000 --> 00:36:19,375 -We didn't have any choice. -Is dad here? 299 00:36:19,542 --> 00:36:21,583 He's here. 300 00:36:25,125 --> 00:36:27,167 Dad? 301 00:36:29,292 --> 00:36:31,792 Dad? 302 00:36:31,958 --> 00:36:34,500 Ester is here. 303 00:36:34,667 --> 00:36:36,708 Your niece. 304 00:36:46,083 --> 00:36:48,000 Shall we go? 305 00:37:51,167 --> 00:37:55,833 Remember the time your dad chased us down here with a lasso? 306 00:37:56,958 --> 00:38:00,292 You stumbled and broke your front tooth. 307 00:38:05,375 --> 00:38:09,167 They didn't just take away our reindeer. 308 00:38:09,333 --> 00:38:11,708 They took away our lives. 309 00:38:23,708 --> 00:38:27,625 Have you considered higher education? 310 00:38:31,292 --> 00:38:33,333 Or something? 311 00:38:50,958 --> 00:38:53,750 They're probably waiting for us. 312 00:39:13,750 --> 00:39:19,792 There are lots of Sami in Oslo. What if we get them to join a protest march? 313 00:39:21,208 --> 00:39:24,208 A protest march in Oslo? 314 00:39:24,375 --> 00:39:27,792 How many Sami do you suppose will join? 315 00:39:27,958 --> 00:39:33,625 We must do something the authorities are unprepared for. We alone. 316 00:39:33,792 --> 00:39:38,750 Look at the IRA. They're often just a few people. 317 00:39:38,917 --> 00:39:44,125 -Are we making bombs now? -We should set ourselves on fire instead. 318 00:39:50,208 --> 00:39:52,542 What about a hunger strike? 319 00:39:54,833 --> 00:39:57,042 For how long? 320 00:39:57,208 --> 00:40:00,042 As long as it takes. 321 00:40:00,625 --> 00:40:04,333 Until they vow to stop stealing our land. 322 00:40:06,958 --> 00:40:11,000 We have to do it somewhere where everyone can see us. 323 00:40:12,833 --> 00:40:18,500 We must act soon, before the authorities launch another police operation. 324 00:40:18,667 --> 00:40:22,375 We have to be willing to die. 325 00:40:30,625 --> 00:40:33,792 -I'm done. -You're bleeding, teacher. 326 00:40:39,042 --> 00:40:42,375 Here, here, here! 327 00:40:42,542 --> 00:40:47,125 Ailu? Ailu, go and sit down. Sit down, Ailu! 328 00:40:51,625 --> 00:40:56,208 -Sit down, now! -He took my pencil case. 329 00:41:01,833 --> 00:41:04,292 Be quiet! 330 00:41:11,042 --> 00:41:16,292 Let the river flow! Let the river flow! 331 00:41:24,833 --> 00:41:29,333 I don't understand why his parents make him wear Sami boots. 332 00:41:40,875 --> 00:41:42,917 What can you do? 333 00:41:59,292 --> 00:42:02,250 Ester? 334 00:42:13,833 --> 00:42:15,750 What's going on? 335 00:42:17,000 --> 00:42:19,042 Ester! 336 00:42:22,250 --> 00:42:24,833 Where's my gakti? 337 00:42:25,000 --> 00:42:29,250 -What do you need it for? -Do you know where it is? 338 00:42:29,417 --> 00:42:34,583 You haven't worn it since your confirmation. You've outgrown it. 339 00:42:34,750 --> 00:42:39,083 -Why do you need it now? -To wear at the protests. 340 00:42:39,250 --> 00:42:41,958 Has Mihkkal dragged you into this? 341 00:42:46,250 --> 00:42:48,833 Where is it? 342 00:42:59,542 --> 00:43:03,417 I'll call Inger and ask her to check up on you 343 00:43:03,583 --> 00:43:06,042 While you're protesting. 344 00:43:06,208 --> 00:43:07,958 Inger? 345 00:43:09,292 --> 00:43:11,750 Oh, aunt Inger? 346 00:43:12,875 --> 00:43:15,750 I don't think you've met her. 347 00:43:16,875 --> 00:43:20,125 That's her picture on the shelf. 348 00:43:20,292 --> 00:43:23,292 Is that aunt Inger? 349 00:43:23,458 --> 00:43:27,292 -Who did you think it was? -I don't know. 350 00:43:27,458 --> 00:43:29,833 It's always been there. 351 00:43:33,917 --> 00:43:36,333 When did you last see her? 352 00:43:36,500 --> 00:43:41,792 On November 13th, 353 00:43:41,958 --> 00:43:43,792 1944. 354 00:43:44,833 --> 00:43:48,125 Hasn't she been home since? 355 00:43:48,292 --> 00:43:51,458 She remained in Oslo after the evacuation. 356 00:43:56,167 --> 00:43:59,167 She met a Norwegian down there. 357 00:44:15,208 --> 00:44:17,708 Was dad evacuated as well? 358 00:44:17,875 --> 00:44:20,958 Isak stayed here with me. 359 00:44:22,208 --> 00:44:24,625 It's ready. 360 00:44:58,792 --> 00:45:02,708 Ester, Isak's daughter... 361 00:48:22,167 --> 00:48:24,458 Oh, it's you. 362 00:48:24,625 --> 00:48:27,250 I hardly recognised you. 363 00:48:32,875 --> 00:48:35,833 Are you going to tear it down? 364 00:48:36,000 --> 00:48:38,542 Nobody uses it anymore. 365 00:48:38,708 --> 00:48:41,917 It brings back unhappy memories. 366 00:48:45,083 --> 00:48:47,625 What happened to dad? 367 00:48:49,542 --> 00:48:51,750 You never told me. 368 00:48:55,750 --> 00:48:58,583 What happened? 369 00:48:58,750 --> 00:49:01,542 Many things. 370 00:49:01,708 --> 00:49:05,083 We were punished if we didn't speak Norwegian. 371 00:49:05,250 --> 00:49:08,458 What do you mean? Where? 372 00:49:08,625 --> 00:49:12,625 At residential school. Isn't that what you wanted to know? 373 00:49:15,458 --> 00:49:17,500 I guess so. 374 00:49:21,083 --> 00:49:23,667 Punished how? 375 00:49:23,833 --> 00:49:29,167 They'd slap our wrists, box our ears, hit us. 376 00:49:29,333 --> 00:49:34,417 The teachers did as they pleased, and the Norwegian kids followed suit. 377 00:49:38,167 --> 00:49:41,958 -Did it happen to you too? -Sometimes. 378 00:49:43,250 --> 00:49:47,042 But I was a quick learner, so they left me alone. 379 00:49:51,167 --> 00:49:54,167 Is that why you never wear your gakti? 380 00:49:54,333 --> 00:49:57,917 You want to be left alone? 381 00:49:59,625 --> 00:50:02,083 Dad always wore his gakti. 382 00:50:02,250 --> 00:50:05,625 -Not always. -That's how I remember him. 383 00:50:05,792 --> 00:50:08,958 You know how that went. 384 00:50:13,083 --> 00:50:16,250 There's no future for the Sami, Ester. 385 00:50:17,375 --> 00:50:20,500 That battle was lost a long time ago. 386 00:50:52,625 --> 00:50:54,708 We still need a plan. 387 00:50:54,875 --> 00:50:58,292 -I have a plan. - You've got a plan? 388 00:50:58,458 --> 00:51:02,250 I know someone who knows the prime minister. 389 00:51:04,750 --> 00:51:08,958 We can't just focus on the river. It's too limited. 390 00:51:09,125 --> 00:51:11,583 People care about the river. 391 00:51:11,750 --> 00:51:16,333 We can't bring up colonization. It'll turn everyone against us. 392 00:51:16,500 --> 00:51:18,458 -Hello 393 00:51:21,250 --> 00:51:23,625 Shall we try this, or what? 394 00:51:23,792 --> 00:51:27,500 Oslo's full of cops. We have less than two minutes. 395 00:51:29,958 --> 00:51:32,500 Right, are you ready? 396 00:51:32,667 --> 00:51:34,708 Now! 397 00:51:38,875 --> 00:51:44,083 -Do you want us to fail? -We have to agree on our demands. 398 00:51:49,125 --> 00:51:55,125 What's the river worth if you have no place to go ashore? 399 00:51:55,292 --> 00:52:00,000 Where they speak your language and know who you are. 400 00:52:00,167 --> 00:52:03,500 A place where you can be yourself. 401 00:52:45,000 --> 00:52:49,042 You're a Norwegian teacher. You'll read it out. 402 00:52:49,542 --> 00:52:52,375 Sure, I'll take care of it. Of course. 403 00:52:52,542 --> 00:52:56,167 Well, hi. I was the one who called earlier. 404 00:52:56,958 --> 00:52:59,417 Regarding...? 405 00:52:59,583 --> 00:53:02,000 Read the letter. 406 00:53:07,083 --> 00:53:11,667 We demand that the parliament and government stop the development 407 00:53:11,833 --> 00:53:16,292 Of the Alta-Kautokeino river until Sami rights 408 00:53:16,458 --> 00:53:19,208 have been legally clarified. 409 00:53:19,375 --> 00:53:26,708 We demand an answer before 4 p.m. If no concrete answer has been provided 410 00:53:26,875 --> 00:53:30,917 by this deadline, we will initiate a hunger strike. 411 00:53:32,583 --> 00:53:35,958 Signed by the Sami Action Group, 412 00:53:36,125 --> 00:53:39,708 by Geir-Tore Mathisen, Ante Utsi, 413 00:53:39,875 --> 00:53:42,958 Ovlla Buljo, Risten Labba, 414 00:53:43,125 --> 00:53:46,500 Piera Aslaksen, Mihkkal Vars... 415 00:53:47,625 --> 00:53:49,667 Ester Isaksen. 416 00:53:53,208 --> 00:53:55,250 Give him the letter. 417 00:53:59,333 --> 00:54:01,375 Thank you. 418 00:54:12,542 --> 00:54:15,833 We have received a letter from the prime minister. 419 00:54:17,958 --> 00:54:22,708 "To the Sami Action Group, Eidsvoll Square 1." 420 00:54:22,875 --> 00:54:26,125 "The government has discussed the Alta issue,” 421 00:54:26,292 --> 00:54:29,208 "And we cannot meet your demands." 422 00:54:32,458 --> 00:54:35,667 The hunger strike is on. 423 00:54:37,917 --> 00:54:40,875 Excuse me? May we have a word with you? 424 00:54:41,042 --> 00:54:43,083 We're from NRK. 425 00:54:49,792 --> 00:54:52,250 Okay, rolling. 426 00:54:52,875 --> 00:54:56,042 Exactly what do you hope to achieve? 427 00:54:58,875 --> 00:55:00,708 Well, we... 428 00:55:02,875 --> 00:55:05,583 We... 429 00:55:08,292 --> 00:55:12,208 We demand that they stop construction on the Alta river 430 00:55:12,375 --> 00:55:15,417 Until Sami rights have been clarified. 431 00:55:15,583 --> 00:55:18,625 How far are you willing to go? 432 00:55:20,792 --> 00:55:24,333 Our land is being taken away, piece by piece. 433 00:55:24,500 --> 00:55:30,000 And with it our culture, language and identity is disappearing as well. 434 00:55:30,167 --> 00:55:35,958 We are doing this so that future generations will have rights. 435 00:55:36,125 --> 00:55:39,000 And we're willing to die for this. 436 00:55:40,792 --> 00:55:46,417 The police chief in Oslo calls the hunger strike civil disobedience. 437 00:55:46,583 --> 00:55:50,375 It may have huge consequences for those involved. 438 00:56:18,708 --> 00:56:20,917 Hi. 439 00:56:21,083 --> 00:56:23,125 Hi. 440 00:56:25,667 --> 00:56:27,958 You're making a stand. 441 00:56:28,125 --> 00:56:31,333 Yes. We have to. 442 00:56:37,125 --> 00:56:39,250 I'm from Lyngen. 443 00:56:40,958 --> 00:56:44,125 Moved here 20 years ago. 444 00:56:50,250 --> 00:56:53,083 Haven't spoken Sami since. 445 00:56:58,625 --> 00:57:00,667 Maybe it's time to come home? 446 00:57:04,792 --> 00:57:08,250 I didn't want to be Sami anymore. 447 00:57:11,167 --> 00:57:13,542 But then you turned up. 448 00:57:22,292 --> 00:57:24,333 Bye. 449 00:57:46,625 --> 00:57:50,083 Ester, Isak's daughter... 450 00:58:00,208 --> 00:58:02,667 Mihkkal? 451 00:58:02,833 --> 00:58:05,208 What? 452 00:58:10,292 --> 00:58:12,750 I'd like to joik you. 453 00:58:15,583 --> 00:58:17,708 But I don't know. 454 00:58:20,042 --> 00:58:22,542 It's so long ago. 455 00:58:24,125 --> 00:58:26,167 I understand. 456 00:58:26,333 --> 00:58:28,375 It's alright. 457 00:58:47,458 --> 00:58:52,375 It'll feel tight, but that's normal. Just relax. 458 00:58:52,542 --> 00:58:56,542 I'm so ashamed. I didn't know what you've been through. 459 00:58:57,667 --> 00:59:01,375 We barely knew there are Sami in Norway. 460 00:59:02,500 --> 00:59:04,792 Thank you for your support. 461 00:59:18,417 --> 00:59:23,125 -It can't go on. You have to take it down. -This is a peaceful protest. 462 00:59:23,292 --> 00:59:26,917 You can't protest here without police permission. 463 00:59:27,083 --> 00:59:31,500 -You can't steal our land either. -That's not my doing. 464 00:59:31,667 --> 00:59:35,208 I relate to the present situation, nothing else. 465 00:59:35,375 --> 00:59:40,958 Then I suggest you do your job instead of trying to negotiate with us. 466 00:59:41,125 --> 00:59:43,125 Take it down. 467 00:59:49,292 --> 00:59:53,542 Let the river flow! Let the river flow! 468 01:00:39,750 --> 01:00:42,458 You can leave today. 469 01:00:42,625 --> 01:00:46,833 But you can stay another day or two, if you want. 470 01:00:47,000 --> 01:00:50,167 -Okay. -You have a visitor. 471 01:00:50,333 --> 01:00:52,375 There's no rush. 472 01:00:57,000 --> 01:01:00,583 -What are you doing here? -I've just been released. 473 01:01:00,750 --> 01:01:02,917 They said you were here. 474 01:01:03,083 --> 01:01:09,250 We've put up a new lavvo on the other side of parliament. The mood is great. 475 01:01:09,417 --> 01:01:13,958 Everybody's exhausted and hungry, but we're not giving up. 476 01:01:14,125 --> 01:01:17,833 There are meetings in parliament right now. 477 01:01:19,208 --> 01:01:22,042 Get dressed and come with me. 478 01:01:24,125 --> 01:01:25,792 Well... 479 01:01:42,542 --> 01:01:48,083 We're outside parliament, where a letter has arrived from the government. 480 01:01:48,250 --> 01:01:50,375 "To the Sami Action Group:” 481 01:01:50,542 --> 01:01:55,583 "The government has decided to halt construction on the access road" 482 01:01:55,750 --> 01:02:00,208 "Until parliament can hold a new debate on the issue.” 483 01:02:02,958 --> 01:02:07,708 -Hi. Are you feeling better? -Yes. 484 01:02:07,875 --> 01:02:11,000 -Would you like me to tidy up? -Okay. 485 01:02:13,250 --> 01:02:18,292 I'm here with one of the hunger strikers. What does this mean for you? 486 01:02:18,458 --> 01:02:24,292 We've decided to give the government and parliament one more chance to show 487 01:02:24,458 --> 01:02:30,542 Which rights they believe the Sami should have in this country. 488 01:02:30,708 --> 01:02:34,250 The struggle isn't over, but we've reached our first goal. 489 01:02:34,417 --> 01:02:37,042 The hunger strike is over. 490 01:02:38,542 --> 01:02:40,583 Congratulations. 491 01:03:06,625 --> 01:03:08,583 Hello! 492 01:03:08,750 --> 01:03:11,542 Stop it. Good to see you again. 493 01:03:15,625 --> 01:03:18,000 She's lost her voice. 494 01:03:18,167 --> 01:03:20,292 Just like on TV. 495 01:03:56,375 --> 01:03:59,458 -I can take the tree. -Here you go. 496 01:04:01,792 --> 01:04:06,375 No, it's a bit too heavy. We can carry it together. 497 01:04:23,375 --> 01:04:25,333 We saw you on TV, Ester. 498 01:04:25,500 --> 01:04:28,875 I think you carried yourself well. 499 01:04:30,125 --> 01:04:33,083 You won the prime minister's support. 500 01:04:33,250 --> 01:04:35,292 At least for now. 501 01:04:36,542 --> 01:04:39,917 They halted construction. 502 01:04:40,083 --> 01:04:42,042 Yes, for now. 503 01:04:42,208 --> 01:04:45,000 Pending a new vote in parliament. 504 01:04:45,167 --> 01:04:50,583 Then we'll win. The people support us. They'll have to reverse the decision. 505 01:04:50,750 --> 01:04:54,625 Last time there were 90 votes for and 30 against. 506 01:04:54,792 --> 01:04:58,583 I don't see why the outcome should be different now. 507 01:04:58,750 --> 01:05:02,750 -Maybe they've realised something. -Like what? 508 01:05:02,917 --> 01:05:06,417 -That there are Sami in Norway. -They know that. 509 01:05:06,583 --> 01:05:11,250 Do you know you're married to a Sami? That your son is Sami? 510 01:05:11,417 --> 01:05:13,417 Thomas is mostly Norwegian. 511 01:05:13,583 --> 01:05:16,833 You were born in Norway too, though you wish to be Sami. 512 01:05:17,000 --> 01:05:19,208 Only a Norwegian would say that. 513 01:05:19,375 --> 01:05:22,833 Can we change the subject? It's Christmas! 514 01:05:29,917 --> 01:05:33,292 Stein didn't mean to offend you. 515 01:05:36,125 --> 01:05:38,875 You just have different perspectives. 516 01:05:39,917 --> 01:05:43,083 So Thomas isn't Sami? 517 01:05:45,250 --> 01:05:49,333 I think Thomas feels hurt because you show no interest in him. 518 01:05:49,500 --> 01:05:51,958 He's your brother, after all. 519 01:05:52,125 --> 01:05:54,250 Half-brother. 520 01:06:02,625 --> 01:06:07,542 When I was young, we had to wait forever before we could open our presents. 521 01:06:07,708 --> 01:06:09,917 I mean... 522 01:06:10,083 --> 01:06:13,708 We had to take a nap, do the dishes... 523 01:06:13,875 --> 01:06:17,583 -There. Light some candles. -It took ages. 524 01:06:18,708 --> 01:06:20,792 Right. 525 01:06:20,958 --> 01:06:24,083 I'll just get to it. 526 01:06:29,417 --> 01:06:34,583 "To Thomas from Mom and Dad." Here you go. 527 01:06:43,667 --> 01:06:46,792 Wow. Thanks. 528 01:06:46,958 --> 01:06:49,792 Now it's my turn. 529 01:06:49,958 --> 01:06:52,500 We can play with it later. 530 01:06:55,167 --> 01:06:58,667 Yes, "To Thomas." 531 01:06:58,833 --> 01:07:01,083 "From Ester." 532 01:07:03,083 --> 01:07:07,125 - I didn't know you'd brought gifts. Here. -Thanks. 533 01:07:25,500 --> 01:07:27,542 Thank you. 534 01:07:32,375 --> 01:07:34,625 Thomas, it's your turn. 535 01:07:39,750 --> 01:07:43,375 "To Stein from Liv." 536 01:07:45,250 --> 01:07:47,792 Liv? Who... 537 01:07:47,958 --> 01:07:50,167 Let me see. 538 01:07:50,333 --> 01:07:55,417 Oh, "Leif" with a v. "Leiv". A colleague. 539 01:07:57,125 --> 01:07:59,750 -Wow! -That's always handy. 540 01:08:18,917 --> 01:08:20,958 It's still standing. 541 01:08:26,500 --> 01:08:29,875 Have they asked you if they can tear it down? 542 01:08:30,042 --> 01:08:32,083 Uh-huh. 543 01:08:37,125 --> 01:08:39,833 Did they say why? 544 01:08:40,000 --> 01:08:42,792 Thomas thinks it's haunted. 545 01:08:56,333 --> 01:08:59,250 The hat I gave you, where is it? 546 01:09:00,250 --> 01:09:03,000 -Isn't it on the couch? -No. 547 01:09:04,750 --> 01:09:07,458 Well, then I don't know. 548 01:09:11,125 --> 01:09:15,083 -Do you know where dad's hat is? -I'm sorry, Ester. 549 01:09:15,250 --> 01:09:18,000 Could you peel the potatoes? 550 01:09:22,500 --> 01:09:25,667 Thomas? Come down and give me a hand. 551 01:09:26,958 --> 01:09:31,083 -What are you doing? -Why are you speaking Norwegian? 552 01:09:32,208 --> 01:09:35,917 Have you ever spoken Sami to Thomas? 553 01:09:36,083 --> 01:09:38,958 Do you want him to be bullied at school? 554 01:09:39,125 --> 01:09:44,917 -So we should all just become Norwegian? -It beats being a criminal. 555 01:09:45,083 --> 01:09:47,542 -"Criminal”? -Yes. 556 01:09:47,708 --> 01:09:50,833 Civil disobedience is also illegal. 557 01:09:55,500 --> 01:09:57,875 You've thrown dad's hat away! 558 01:09:58,042 --> 01:10:01,292 Stop blaming us for everything! 559 01:10:04,375 --> 01:10:07,542 We're trying to build a home. For you too. 560 01:10:07,708 --> 01:10:10,667 Tell me where it is. I know you or Stein took it. 561 01:10:10,833 --> 01:10:14,958 The way you behave is why people are fed up with the Sami. 562 01:10:15,125 --> 01:10:20,417 You never stop complaining, take everything in the worst possible way. 563 01:10:20,583 --> 01:10:24,833 -Is that how you see me? -Yes, right now it is. 564 01:10:26,375 --> 01:10:28,333 Thomas? 565 01:10:43,792 --> 01:10:46,417 This is no longer my home. 566 01:12:16,917 --> 01:12:20,917 We're outside parliament, waiting for the decision. 567 01:12:21,083 --> 01:12:24,583 I've just heard that the session is concluded. 568 01:12:24,750 --> 01:12:28,292 I now see the first representatives emerging. 569 01:12:28,458 --> 01:12:32,042 The mood has been tense awaiting this decision. 570 01:12:32,208 --> 01:12:36,250 We now have the result of the vote. 571 01:12:36,417 --> 01:12:41,250 With 96 to 31 votes, parliament has decided 572 01:12:41,417 --> 01:12:45,458 to continue the development of the Alta river. 573 01:12:45,625 --> 01:12:50,292 Work will probably resume in late fall or early winter. 574 01:12:50,458 --> 01:12:52,708 We'll try to... 575 01:13:02,375 --> 01:13:06,833 Well, this is a huge disappointment. 576 01:13:12,375 --> 01:13:16,333 But now we have a new opportunity. 577 01:13:16,500 --> 01:13:19,792 -A new opportunity? -Yeah. 578 01:13:20,792 --> 01:13:24,458 Harald, NRK is outside. They want a statement. 579 01:13:24,625 --> 01:13:28,500 And someone from the Sami Action Group. 580 01:13:33,292 --> 01:13:36,833 Right, could you stand here? 581 01:13:37,000 --> 01:13:42,292 I'm here with Ester Isaksen, who took part in the hunger strike last year. 582 01:13:42,458 --> 01:13:46,500 Ester, how do you feel about parliament making this decision 583 01:13:46,667 --> 01:13:49,333 before clarifying Sami rights? 584 01:13:49,500 --> 01:13:52,792 Well, of course it's a huge disappointment. 585 01:13:52,958 --> 01:13:57,208 We Sami seem condemned to complain, but do we have any choice 586 01:13:57,375 --> 01:14:00,125 when we're always knocked down? 587 01:14:00,292 --> 01:14:04,167 But are you against progress? Don't you need electricity? 588 01:14:04,333 --> 01:14:08,792 Yes, but what's progress? The river sustained us for millennia. 589 01:14:08,958 --> 01:14:11,875 Should it really be destroyed? 590 01:14:12,042 --> 01:14:16,375 We have to take care of the Earth for future generations. 591 01:14:16,542 --> 01:14:21,083 -But you drive snowmobiles? -And my grandma has a sewing machine. 592 01:14:23,125 --> 01:14:25,833 -Can we expect more protests? -Yes. 593 01:14:26,000 --> 01:14:29,917 -We won't give up. -Will there be another hunger strike? 594 01:14:30,083 --> 01:14:34,375 We'll see. If they build the dam, it will be over my dead body. 595 01:14:34,542 --> 01:14:36,958 Thank you. 596 01:14:37,125 --> 01:14:40,167 Hey, that went well. Very good. 597 01:15:03,875 --> 01:15:07,167 What shall we do, Ester? 598 01:15:07,333 --> 01:15:10,917 What do you mean? 599 01:15:11,083 --> 01:15:16,083 -When the fight is over. -Isn't there still plenty to fight for? 600 01:15:25,083 --> 01:15:29,208 Excuse me? I'm afraid I have to ask you to leave. 601 01:15:29,375 --> 01:15:31,792 We've had one beer. 602 01:15:34,708 --> 01:15:37,208 I'm sorry. 603 01:15:39,750 --> 01:15:41,792 Let's go. 604 01:15:43,750 --> 01:15:45,792 I'm done. 605 01:16:01,458 --> 01:16:04,250 Mihkkal? 606 01:16:05,208 --> 01:16:07,667 Can you drive me to Maze? 607 01:16:10,958 --> 01:16:13,500 So you're tidying up? 608 01:16:17,208 --> 01:16:22,917 Our contacts say there'll be five hundred cops. We have to be at least that many. 609 01:16:25,500 --> 01:16:29,250 -And you'll recruit all of them? -A hundred. 610 01:16:29,417 --> 01:16:33,125 The People's Movement will be four hundred. 611 01:16:33,792 --> 01:16:37,042 You think you can recruit one hundred Sami? 612 01:16:37,208 --> 01:16:42,042 There'll be at least a hundred at the meeting this evening. 613 01:16:42,208 --> 01:16:45,208 Mihkkal, we have to be together in this. 614 01:16:47,750 --> 01:16:49,792 "Over my dead body"? 615 01:16:55,667 --> 01:16:57,792 It's different now. 616 01:17:05,875 --> 01:17:08,542 Fine. 617 01:17:08,708 --> 01:17:13,208 -I'll drive you to Maze. -Thank you. 618 01:17:13,375 --> 01:17:16,917 Put on your gakti. And bring the flag. 619 01:17:42,625 --> 01:17:45,417 Shouldn't we have more chairs? 620 01:17:50,875 --> 01:17:53,167 Welcome! 621 01:17:53,333 --> 01:17:55,375 Have a seat. 622 01:17:58,042 --> 01:18:00,083 Welcome. 623 01:18:23,875 --> 01:18:28,958 As you've probably heard, we expect a confrontation in Stilla soon. 624 01:18:29,125 --> 01:18:33,583 The People's Movement is mobilising all its members. 625 01:18:35,208 --> 01:18:37,917 We can no longer stand idly by, 626 01:18:38,083 --> 01:18:44,125 And watch as our land is taken from us, piece by piece. 627 01:18:44,292 --> 01:18:47,000 We've heard that before. 628 01:18:47,167 --> 01:18:50,125 But it's useless to object. 629 01:18:50,292 --> 01:18:53,458 The authorities do as they please. 630 01:18:53,625 --> 01:18:57,958 But that's exactly what we want an end to. 631 01:18:58,125 --> 01:19:02,458 We Sami have to stand together. 632 01:19:02,625 --> 01:19:05,500 We're not a flock of sheep. 633 01:19:05,667 --> 01:19:10,542 Should we all go on a hunger strike? The authorities would love that. 634 01:19:10,708 --> 01:19:14,833 We'd kill ourselves. They wouldn't have to lift a finger. 635 01:19:15,000 --> 01:19:19,583 I don't want you to put up another lavvo in Oslo. 636 01:19:19,750 --> 01:19:24,958 -They'll think that's how we live. -Could we hear what she has to say? 637 01:19:25,125 --> 01:19:29,833 -I've come all the way from Aidejavri. -And I drove from Alta. 638 01:19:30,000 --> 01:19:35,667 Do you know what my children went through at school after you appeared on TV? 639 01:19:35,833 --> 01:19:40,875 That's exactly the kind of thing we want an end to. 640 01:19:42,667 --> 01:19:46,792 But then we have to stand up to injustice. Enough is enough. 641 01:19:49,083 --> 01:19:53,458 If you want to take a stand in Stilla, write your name on this list. 642 01:19:53,625 --> 01:19:56,542 I'm not putting my name on any list! 643 01:19:56,708 --> 01:20:01,458 -It's perfectly voluntary. -Doesn't sound like she thinks so. 644 01:20:06,250 --> 01:20:08,625 Listen to me, please. 645 01:20:10,583 --> 01:20:12,542 This is not okay. 646 01:20:29,833 --> 01:20:31,917 Did it go as expected? 647 01:20:33,042 --> 01:20:35,208 They just need time. 648 01:20:36,333 --> 01:20:40,708 You could've asked me before you wrote down my name. 649 01:21:26,292 --> 01:21:29,417 What are you fighting for? 650 01:21:29,583 --> 01:21:31,625 What am I fighting for? 651 01:21:33,208 --> 01:21:37,292 For Sami rights. For you. 652 01:21:37,458 --> 01:21:41,875 Maybe you should listen to people. Not just talk. 653 01:21:47,292 --> 01:21:51,458 For many of us, it's about survival. I... 654 01:22:02,792 --> 01:22:05,500 You...? 655 01:22:05,667 --> 01:22:10,833 When I was a child, I never thought about whether I was Sami. 656 01:22:12,833 --> 01:22:15,583 I was just an ordinary boy. 657 01:22:23,750 --> 01:22:26,208 Here. 658 01:22:28,542 --> 01:22:32,000 You can use it if you're going to more meetings. 659 01:22:32,167 --> 01:22:34,958 Take the flag as well. 660 01:22:45,375 --> 01:22:48,167 Remember to carry the one there. 661 01:22:57,292 --> 01:22:59,458 And what are you doing? 662 01:23:00,583 --> 01:23:03,208 I... I... 663 01:23:03,375 --> 01:23:05,917 You, you... 664 01:23:09,583 --> 01:23:11,708 You really can't speak, huh? 665 01:23:11,875 --> 01:23:15,500 -You're stupid. -I'm stupid? 666 01:23:15,667 --> 01:23:17,708 Hush! 667 01:23:19,042 --> 01:23:21,083 So you can speak? 668 01:23:45,667 --> 01:23:47,875 Hi, I'm Ester. 669 01:23:48,042 --> 01:23:53,417 I'm from the Sami Action Group. We want to make a difference in Stilla. 670 01:23:53,583 --> 01:23:57,417 Now that we have the chance, I believe it's important 671 01:23:57,583 --> 01:24:02,167 that we are many who raise our voices. 672 01:24:02,917 --> 01:24:05,708 We have to make them understand 673 01:24:05,875 --> 01:24:09,417 That the dam is only one of many violations. 674 01:24:09,833 --> 01:24:12,542 This is about you as well. 675 01:24:12,708 --> 01:24:18,000 If there are enough of us, the police can't just drag us away. 676 01:24:18,167 --> 01:24:20,708 We have to be there 677 01:24:20,875 --> 01:24:24,375 To let them know that this is our land. 678 01:24:25,625 --> 01:24:27,667 That it's our lives. 679 01:24:41,333 --> 01:24:43,125 Hi. 680 01:24:43,292 --> 01:24:45,500 Hello. 681 01:24:48,750 --> 01:24:51,667 Do you have time to talk? 682 01:24:53,917 --> 01:24:55,750 You know... 683 01:24:55,917 --> 01:24:59,583 It's easy to tell other people what to do. 684 01:24:59,750 --> 01:25:05,333 But when your child comes home from school barefoot 685 01:25:05,500 --> 01:25:09,875 Because someone has bullied her for her Sami boots, 686 01:25:10,042 --> 01:25:13,208 Will you force her to wear them the next day? 687 01:25:18,125 --> 01:25:21,917 Don't the Norwegian children wear Sami boots? 688 01:25:24,917 --> 01:25:30,417 When it's cold, everyone wears Sami boots. Even the grown-ups. 689 01:25:32,083 --> 01:25:35,792 -It's the only thing that's warm enough. -Yes. 690 01:25:37,333 --> 01:25:40,125 I just want to be left in peace. 691 01:25:43,917 --> 01:25:45,958 Me too. 692 01:25:47,625 --> 01:25:50,875 But when I have children, 693 01:25:51,042 --> 01:25:56,542 I want them to be proud of who they are, and where they come from. 694 01:25:58,292 --> 01:26:00,875 It's not that easy. 695 01:26:01,750 --> 01:26:04,167 No, it's not easy. 696 01:26:35,917 --> 01:26:37,958 Mihkkal? 697 01:26:49,542 --> 01:26:51,125 Mihkkal? 698 01:28:17,375 --> 01:28:22,000 I can still picture the little boy running around here 699 01:28:22,167 --> 01:28:24,958 With his infectious laughter. 700 01:28:26,250 --> 01:28:29,833 He certainly made me smile. 701 01:28:31,208 --> 01:28:35,333 But everyone who knew Mihkkal, also knew how 702 01:28:35,500 --> 01:28:39,042 His worries and his dark moods 703 01:28:39,208 --> 01:28:44,833 weighed so heavily on his life, both when he was young and as an adult. 704 01:28:46,292 --> 01:28:49,292 Mihkkal was 14 years old 705 01:28:49,458 --> 01:28:54,458 when the first protest against the dam took place here in Maze. 706 01:28:55,708 --> 01:28:58,000 I remember him asking me 707 01:28:59,542 --> 01:29:05,875 Whether it was really true that the church where we now sit 708 01:29:06,042 --> 01:29:08,833 Would be flooded. 709 01:29:10,167 --> 01:29:14,125 I didn't have time to respond before he said 710 01:29:14,292 --> 01:29:18,292 that it would never happen as long as he lived. 711 01:29:19,917 --> 01:29:22,792 One should be wary of blaming anyone 712 01:29:22,958 --> 01:29:27,333 when a young person passes away in this manner. 713 01:29:27,500 --> 01:29:31,042 I still choose to ask 714 01:29:31,208 --> 01:29:35,458 If the manner in which Norway has treated the Sami 715 01:29:35,625 --> 01:29:38,875 has cost lives. 716 01:29:47,875 --> 01:29:50,333 I never saw him cry. 717 01:29:55,583 --> 01:29:58,292 Once you start... 718 01:30:05,625 --> 01:30:10,125 The authorities are planning to act next week. 719 01:30:10,292 --> 01:30:13,167 They've chartered four Boeing jets. 720 01:30:14,292 --> 01:30:18,292 More than six hundred cops are coming. It'll be massive. 721 01:30:18,458 --> 01:30:21,792 It'll be hard to get people to join in this cold. 722 01:30:21,958 --> 01:30:25,208 There's a torchlight march the day before. 723 01:30:25,375 --> 01:30:27,542 A torchlight march, Piera? 724 01:30:27,708 --> 01:30:29,542 Ester, help me. 725 01:30:29,708 --> 01:30:31,750 A torchlight march? 726 01:30:49,000 --> 01:30:53,667 I prayed I'd never have to go through this again. 727 01:30:57,292 --> 01:31:01,167 -You have to promise me you'll never... -Mom... 728 01:31:08,792 --> 01:31:12,083 Will you come home with grandma and me? 729 01:31:39,000 --> 01:31:41,208 I'm going to bed. 730 01:31:42,458 --> 01:31:47,208 -I'm going to bed. -I've changed the sheets for you. 731 01:31:47,375 --> 01:31:51,167 -But I changed the sheets before I left. -Oh? 732 01:31:51,333 --> 01:31:53,792 Well, well. 733 01:31:53,958 --> 01:31:56,292 Thank you. 734 01:31:56,458 --> 01:31:59,417 -Goodnight. -Goodnight. 735 01:34:20,583 --> 01:34:23,792 Ester! What's going on?! 736 01:34:41,167 --> 01:34:43,792 I don't want to be Sami. 737 01:34:47,375 --> 01:34:49,708 I don't want to be Sami! 738 01:35:27,542 --> 01:35:31,625 -I cleared some snow from your car too. -Thanks. 739 01:35:39,583 --> 01:35:43,375 -Is your beaska coat still in the shack? -Yes. 740 01:35:43,542 --> 01:35:45,583 May I borrow it? 741 01:35:49,667 --> 01:35:53,292 I wish I'd chosen differently. 742 01:35:59,042 --> 01:36:01,250 It's okay. 743 01:36:07,000 --> 01:36:10,167 -Goodbye, Thomas. -Goodbye. 744 01:36:13,750 --> 01:36:15,792 Take care. 745 01:36:17,208 --> 01:36:19,833 I'll follow you to the car. 746 01:36:20,000 --> 01:36:23,875 I'll just get the be ask a first. Could you hold this? 747 01:36:44,000 --> 01:36:46,375 I just wanted to say... 748 01:36:47,500 --> 01:36:52,750 After the war, when everything here had been torched, and everyone in Finnmark 749 01:36:52,917 --> 01:36:59,250 had been evacuated to the south, we weren't allowed to return. 750 01:36:59,417 --> 01:37:04,333 The authorities ordered us to wait until society had been rebuilt. 751 01:37:04,500 --> 01:37:08,958 It was too dangerous. Food was scarce. Winter was coming. 752 01:37:09,125 --> 01:37:12,500 We had no houses or anything. 753 01:37:12,667 --> 01:37:19,042 But over 20,000 of us defied the order and returned anyway. 754 01:37:19,208 --> 01:37:24,875 It was the greatest act of civil disobedience in the history of Norway. 755 01:37:26,042 --> 01:37:31,167 The conditions were unbearable. Everything was gone. We had nothing. 756 01:37:32,292 --> 01:37:35,125 But we wanted to go home. 757 01:37:42,750 --> 01:37:45,083 That's all. 758 01:37:46,500 --> 01:37:49,458 Drive carefully. The roads are icy. 759 01:37:57,125 --> 01:38:01,083 The MS Prinsesse Ragnhild docked in Alta today 760 01:38:01,250 --> 01:38:06,000 To house the six hundred police officers to be deployed there. 761 01:38:06,167 --> 01:38:09,375 The People's Movement has also mobilised. 762 01:38:09,542 --> 01:38:11,792 The justice minister... 763 01:39:18,000 --> 01:39:21,125 Ester! Hi! 764 01:39:21,292 --> 01:39:25,292 -Good to see you! -Likewise. 765 01:39:28,500 --> 01:39:30,875 I heard about Mikkel. 766 01:39:33,625 --> 01:39:37,667 I'm on the radio with someone, so... 767 01:39:37,833 --> 01:39:40,083 I have to keep a lookout. 768 01:39:40,250 --> 01:39:42,292 See you. 769 01:39:52,958 --> 01:39:55,792 THE RIVER SHALL FLOW! 770 01:40:02,042 --> 01:40:04,250 Good to see you. 771 01:40:07,667 --> 01:40:11,792 So now we're suddenly sitting in front? 772 01:40:11,958 --> 01:40:14,833 Yeah, we were here first. 773 01:40:15,000 --> 01:40:18,125 So they'll have to drag us away first. 774 01:40:22,042 --> 01:40:25,000 I brought Mihkkal's flag. 775 01:40:26,500 --> 01:40:29,208 Good. 776 01:41:02,167 --> 01:41:04,208 Hold it. 777 01:41:31,000 --> 01:41:35,542 The police have just been seen lining up in Alta. 778 01:41:35,708 --> 01:41:40,792 They'll be here in a matter of hours. The last time the cops came here, 779 01:41:40,958 --> 01:41:45,750 We were about eighty activists. We've had a head count. 780 01:41:45,917 --> 01:41:48,750 Today we are several hundred! 781 01:41:51,708 --> 01:41:56,958 The river shall flow! The river shall flow! 782 01:41:57,125 --> 01:41:59,500 We are so few Sami. 783 01:42:00,875 --> 01:42:06,250 When we rose up against the authorities a century ago, they cut our heads off. 784 01:42:06,417 --> 01:42:10,458 No wonder some of us are reluctant to come. 785 01:42:10,625 --> 01:42:15,625 I have never seen chains this strong before. 786 01:42:15,792 --> 01:42:19,000 The police will have a damn hard time. 787 01:42:19,167 --> 01:42:22,875 Let me remind you that we stand for non violence. 788 01:42:23,042 --> 01:42:27,000 But nobody says our asses can't be extra heavy today. 789 01:42:31,083 --> 01:42:36,542 We won't give up until the last of us has been dragged away. We can do this! 790 01:42:36,708 --> 01:42:38,875 Have courage! 791 01:42:51,042 --> 01:42:53,333 -There's Piera. -See him? 792 01:42:53,500 --> 01:42:56,542 -With the cap. -That's him. 793 01:43:04,083 --> 01:43:06,500 I think that's someone I know. 794 01:43:06,667 --> 01:43:09,375 -You mean her? -Yes. 795 01:43:19,000 --> 01:43:22,250 -You came. -Yes, I came. 796 01:43:23,542 --> 01:43:25,583 Thanks. 797 01:43:29,917 --> 01:43:34,167 -Where have you been? -We were at the torchlight march. 798 01:43:34,333 --> 01:43:38,750 -Where were you? -Here, preparing the camp. 799 01:43:38,917 --> 01:43:41,292 Help us put up the lavvos. 800 01:45:27,292 --> 01:45:30,375 -Where are the chains? -We have none. 801 01:45:30,542 --> 01:45:33,917 We won't be chained on our own land. 802 01:46:04,625 --> 01:46:10,333 You are blocking the access road and obstructing a lawful development. 803 01:46:11,417 --> 01:46:17,042 I order all of you to leave the area. 804 01:46:17,833 --> 01:46:21,667 If you fail to comply with this order, 805 01:46:21,833 --> 01:46:25,958 you will have committed a punishable offence. 806 01:46:27,333 --> 01:46:32,583 You have two minutes to remove yourselves from the road. 807 01:47:07,542 --> 01:47:10,667 -Initiate. -Initiate! 808 01:47:11,792 --> 01:47:16,583 Leave the Sami for later. It won't look good if we drag them away first. 809 01:47:16,750 --> 01:47:19,917 Block the way! Don't let the police pass! 810 01:47:20,083 --> 01:47:22,542 The river shall flow! 811 01:47:22,708 --> 01:47:27,625 Sami power! Sami power! 812 01:47:51,750 --> 01:47:53,292 Let go of it! 813 01:47:54,958 --> 01:47:57,000 Give it to me! 814 01:50:15,000 --> 01:50:17,917 Teacher? Ailu has brought a knife. 815 01:50:19,042 --> 01:50:22,250 Thanks for letting me know. 816 01:50:22,417 --> 01:50:25,000 Ailu? Ailu? 817 01:50:29,875 --> 01:50:33,042 You can't bring a knife to school. 818 01:50:33,208 --> 01:50:35,167 Give it to me. 819 01:50:36,292 --> 01:50:41,750 Then we have to see the principal. Come on. 820 01:50:43,542 --> 01:50:47,708 I see you've started recruiting them early. 821 01:50:49,125 --> 01:50:53,042 An independent Sami state. So that's the goal? 822 01:51:15,167 --> 01:51:18,042 What did she say? 823 01:51:18,208 --> 01:51:24,292 She said our people have never sought to draw borders around our land. 824 01:51:24,458 --> 01:51:28,458 We need to feel that we belong here. 825 01:51:28,625 --> 01:51:30,750 That this is our home. 826 01:51:59,333 --> 01:52:01,917 It's over there. 827 01:52:03,750 --> 01:52:06,125 Will you come inside? 828 01:52:07,792 --> 01:52:11,042 Are your mom and dad at home? 829 01:52:12,167 --> 01:52:14,167 Not mom, anyway. 830 01:52:16,208 --> 01:52:18,833 Where is she? 831 01:52:19,000 --> 01:52:22,167 I don't know. She's never at home. 832 01:52:35,333 --> 01:52:37,875 Daddy? 833 01:52:38,042 --> 01:52:40,750 We have a guest. 834 01:52:47,958 --> 01:52:50,958 -Hello 835 01:52:51,125 --> 01:52:53,333 She's my teacher. 836 01:52:54,458 --> 01:52:56,833 He missed the bus. 837 01:52:59,042 --> 01:53:02,583 I see. Thanks for driving him home. 838 01:53:05,208 --> 01:53:07,875 Are you Maret's daughter? 839 01:53:09,333 --> 01:53:11,583 I am. 840 01:53:12,792 --> 01:53:16,708 Daddy? May I show her my room? 841 01:53:21,333 --> 01:53:24,292 I'm not sure it's a good time. 842 01:53:32,208 --> 01:53:35,417 Well, I don't mind. 843 01:53:37,292 --> 01:53:40,292 Come in. 844 01:54:11,333 --> 01:54:13,542 You have a nice room. 845 01:54:15,500 --> 01:54:17,542 Can you sing? 846 01:54:18,583 --> 01:54:20,625 I don't think so. 847 01:54:22,583 --> 01:54:25,958 Mom used to joik. 848 01:54:27,083 --> 01:54:31,917 -I don't remember any joiks right now. -Not a single one? 849 01:54:39,292 --> 01:54:42,000 I know one. 850 01:54:47,958 --> 01:54:50,000 Who's? 851 01:54:55,833 --> 01:54:58,208 Mihkkal's. 852 01:54:58,375 --> 01:55:00,708 Mihkkal's? 853 01:55:02,833 --> 01:55:04,958 Is he kind? 854 01:55:08,208 --> 01:55:10,917 Then I'd like to hear it.