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Let the River Flow

7.0(23)20231h 58m2

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…

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Status
Released
Budget
$4.5M
Box office
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Language
Norwegian
  • protestors
  • indigenous peoples
  • sami people
  • hydroelectric dam

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Behind the camera

Director

Ole Giæver

Produced in

Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden

Where to watch

Availability for Australia. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.

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Release dates

  • AustraliaAU

    • PhysicalM20 Dec 2023
    • PremiereBirrarangga Film Festival15 Mar 2025
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical153 Feb 2023
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-125 May 2023
  • FranceFR

    • TVArte27 Apr 2026
  • IndonesiaID

    • Premiere17+Europe on Screen7 Jun 2024
  • LatviaLV

    • TV28 Aug 2026
  • NorwayNO

    • Premiere12Tromsø International Film Festival16 Jan 2023
    • Theatrical123 Feb 2023
  • SwedenSE

    • Theatrical1112 May 2023

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Let the River Flow was released on 3 February 2023.

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