Is Let the River Flow sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Let the River Flow end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Let the River Flow easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Let the River Flow scary?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Let the River Flow violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Let the River Flow

Name: Let the River Flow
Genre: Drama
Released: 2023
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen, Gard Emil Elvenes, Sofia Jannok, Beaska Niillas, Marie Kvernmo

Directed by Ole Giæver

Produced by Mer Film, Bufo

2023118 min7.0 / 10

A coming-of-age drama about a Sámi woman's journey from self-denial to cultural awakening through participation in an indigenous rights movement against environmental destruction.

During summer 1979, Ester moves to Alta in Northern Norway to begin teaching at an elementary school. Like many Sámi at the time, she is ashamed of her heritage and conceals her ethnicity. Ester goes to great lengths to fit in, even joining in with the derogatory jokes. When her cousin Mikkhal takes her to a camp by the Alta River, where people are demonstrating against the building of a dam, Ester learns how the fight for the river is also a revolt against the years of brutal racism and discrimination against her people. After a major confrontation with the police, Mikkhal and some other Sámi decide to go to Oslo to hunger strike in front of the Parliament. Knowing what is at stake, Ester realises it is time to make a stand…

Clusters

Overcoming Adversity Stories Doing Right In Disaster Water and Waterways Native American & Frontier Life Political Rebellion Movies

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Protestors Indigenous Peoples Sami People Hydroelectric Dam

Questions people ask

Is Let the River Flow sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Does Let the River Flow end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Let the River Flow easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Let the River Flow scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Let the River Flow violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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