The Kautokeino Rebellion

2008 1h 40m NO

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★6.1TMDB · 36

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Synopsis

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Religious and cultural reawakening inspires rebellion in a 19th century Norwegian village.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mikkel Gaup
Aslak Hætta
Anni-Kristiina Juuso
Elen Skum
Aslat Mahtte Gaup
Mathis Hætta
Nils Peder Gaup
Mons Somby
Mikael Persbrandt
Carl Johan Ruth
Bjørn Sundquist
Niels Vibe Stockfleth
Sverre Porsanger
Ruth's Assistant
Peter Andersson
Lars Johan Bucht

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nils Gaup
Writers: Nils Gaup, Reidar Jönsson, Pelone Wahl
Languages: Danish, Norwegian, Northern Sami, Swedish
Countries: Denmark, Norway, Sweden

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Danish, Norwegian, Northern Sami, Swedish.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Denmark, Norway, Sweden.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nils Gaup, shot by Philip Øgaard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Thomas Täng shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Mikkel Gaup and Anni-Kristiina Juuso and Aslat Mahtte Gaup carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0479937 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 36 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Nils Gaup directs. Philip Øgaard behind the camera. Thomas Täng cuts. Produced in Denmark, Norway, Sweden. Dialogue in Danish, Norwegian, Northern Sami, Swedish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 18 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Danish, Norwegian, Northern Sami, Swedish.
3International production across 3 countries: Denmark, Norway, Sweden.
4Directed by Nils Gaup, shot by Philip Øgaard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Thomas Täng shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Mikkel Gaup and Anni-Kristiina Juuso and Aslat Mahtte Gaup carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0479937 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 36 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Philip Øgaard
Editing: Thomas Täng
Production design: Karl Júlíusson
Makeup / hair: Agneta Krigh-Tennemo
Runtime: 100 min · 1h 40m
Status: Released
Budget: $7,300,000
Original language: NO
IMDB: The Kautokeino Rebellion (2008)

Awards

The Amanda Public Choice Award

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Community reviews

What people are saying

CRCulver2018-09-05
★ 6/10
In 1852, Sami reindeer herders in the Arctic region of Norway were fed up with the Norwegian liquor industry exploiting their tendency to alcoholism, local government officials seizing parts of their herds, and a corrupt state church ignoring it all. They rioted, beating the local priest and killing a merchant and government official. The two men considered ringleaders, Aslak Haetta and Mons Somby, were tried and executed. This incidence is little-known in most of Europe, but in the history of the Sami people it is one of the few tales of resistence to pressure from their southern neighbors and has gained a sort of epic status. Nils Gaups' 2008 film <i>The Kautokeino Rebellion</i> depicts this event. The main character of the film is Ellen Aslaksdatter Skum, who with her husband Mathis Haetta, was sentenced to long imprisonment. Ellen is played by Anni-Kristiina Juuso, a Sami actress best known for her role in Aleksandr Rogozhkin's 2001 film <i>The Cuckoo</i>. The film is multilingual, with the Sami speaking their own language, Swedish used as a lingua franca, and Norwegian heard from a few outsiders. Mid-19th century Norway is depicted in absorbing detail, and watching the film I felt to some degree that I was sharing the challenges of the characters in the frozen north. The film takes a few liberties with history (the whipping of the priest isn't portrayed, and the rioters are stopped by what seem to be Norwegians instead of their own other Sami neighbors. Still, it's generally factual and really inspires the viewer to go out and learn more about the event. What I really admire about the film is that it doesn't try to portray the murderers as bold defenders of national consciousness: their uprising was something of an act of blind rage and they were betraying their own Christian ideals. Other depictions of the riots, such as Launis' godawful opera "Aslak Hetta", give in to hyperbolic National Romantic feelings, but Gaups' film keeps it on the level.

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