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"A Bride of the Seventh Heaven"

A Bride of the Seventh Heaven
(2003, 85 min.) FINLAND/RUSSIA
Director: Anastasia Lapsui (Nenet) and Markku Lehmuskallio
Actors: Angelina Saraleta (Nenet), Viktoria Hudi (Nenet), Ljuba Filipova (Nenet), Jevgeni Hudi (Nenet), and Gennadi Puikko (Nenet)

Filmed in the indigenous homeland of the Nenets of northwest Siberia, A Bride of the Seventh Heaven is a tale of a woman set apart from her people by her betrothal to Num, the high god of the Nenets. The old woman's life unfolds in flashbacks that transport viewers to the traditional Nenet world. The director based her film on an elder's story heard during her childhood in the stark and beautiful lands of the Yamal peninsula.

Image credit: Both A Bride of the Seventh Heaven

Anastasia Lapsui

Markku Lehmuskallio

First Nations/First Features

2004 Native Cinema Showcase
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