LaxFan94 Review of Sami Blood

Sami Blood (2016)

Another example of colonialism against Indigenous people.

[7/10 · 22 August 2020]

I found this film to be all too familiar with how colonialism does not do any good for its own local Indigenous folks!! No matter where you are in the world, you will find some form of racist colonial agenda working against its own Indigenous people. Unfortunately, the Sami people of Scandinavia were never immune to its horrors resulting from its anti-Indigenous sentiment. This film looks at how Swedish society caused that poor girl to hate her own Sami heritage while also causing to hate herself. After she left her village to try and live in mainstream society, she thought that finding solace with that Swedish young man would have made her life a little easier but it only did the opposite as the boy's parents forced their son to kick her out of their home. Of course, this only made things worse for the girl as she only ended up hating her Sami heritage even more. As a result, she ultimately decided to just pack up and leave her family and friends. She should have never left her village in the first place since she was not the least bit ready to leave. She was too young and inexperienced to do so. This is really a sad story and I blame Swedish society for not making her feel welcome with the exception of that one boy who took her in. Even then, the boy's parents didn't want her there. Anyway, this is a good film nonetheless. That's why I give this one a 7 out of 10.