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  • Sami Blood…. the tragedy of inherent racism.

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    The NCQ Team
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    When I first saw that “Sami Blood” was available on streaming service Stan, I didn’t really know what to expect. It was clearly a film about the Sami in Scandinavia – but the caption of this 2016 film didn’t seem to provide much to go on.. A reindeer-breeding sami girl who is exposed to the…

  • The 12th Man – a review

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    The NCQ Team
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    Historical drama is an area in which Norwegian film-makers tend to excel – especially when it comes to retellings of Norwegian history. The 12th Man tells the story of Jan Baalsrud, the sole survivor of a thwarted Allied sabotage mission against the Nazis in occupied Norway as he flees to Sweden. With this story already dramatised…