Film exploring racism against Sami wins big at Swedish film awards
“The Nile Hilton Incident” and “Sami Blood” took home gold at this week’s Guldbagge ceremony presented by the Swedish Film Institute.
The Guldbagges, or Gold Bugs, are the Swedish equivalent of the Academy Awards or the BAFTAs.
“The Nile Hilton Incident” is set in Cairo, where a corrupt police officer is set to investigate the murder of a famous singer. In addition to Best Film, it also won four other Guldbagge, including one for Best Male Actor for Fares Fares in the role of the police officer.
The film that won the audience award at the ceremony, as well as the award for Best Female Actress and Best Script, was “Sami Blood”. It is set in the 1930’s Sweden, where 14-year-old Elle-Marja meets the racism and harassment of the Swedish society at a boarding school for Sami children.
The ceremony started with a rally by women against sexism and gender inequality in the film industry.
Related stories from around the North:
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Finland: Finlandia book prize shortlist: Climate change, fiction from the North and a political memoir, Yle News
Greenland: Canadian artist explores Greenland’s past, Eye on the Arctic
Norway: Norwegian «slow TV» follows reindeer herd to the coast of the Barents Sea, The Independent Barents Observer
Russia: Karelian art on show in Russia, Yle News
Sweden: Sami Blood: A coming-of-age tale set in Sweden’s dark past, Radio Sweden
United States: National recognition for 2 Alaska artists, Alaska Public Media
