TIFF Review: The Tundra Within Me is a Quiet Drama Highlighting the Clash of Tradition and Modernity
Much like her main character Lena (Risten Anine Kvernmo Gaup), The Tundra Within Me writer-director Sara Margrethe Oskal was also a traditional Sami reindeer herder who took over her father’s flock before leaving it behind to pursue a career in the arts. I can only imagine the whispers she hears behind her own back whenever returning home––the ones Lena endures onscreen cut deep. Because everyone knows who she is and they know what she did. To them she’s akin to a traitor, never opening their hearts to realize that selling her herd didn’t mean she also rejected her culture.
The whole reason Lena is back in Sápmi is because her latest project deals with women herders and the physical / mental challenges they face––not only to be successful, but also respected by the predominantly male vocation. Letting her young son Jonas Ántá visit his grandmother and...
The whole reason Lena is back in Sápmi is because her latest project deals with women herders and the physical / mental challenges they face––not only to be successful, but also respected by the predominantly male vocation. Letting her young son Jonas Ántá visit his grandmother and...
- 9/12/2023
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
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