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Elina, Som Om Jag Inte Fanns (As If I Didn't Exist) (Näkymätön Elina) - Movie/Film

Audio: Swedish, Finnish

Subtitles: English, Swedish, Finnish

Description:

(English)
In rural northern Sweden of the early 1950s, little Elina goes to school again after recovering from tuberculosis, the same illness that has killed her father a few years earlier. Elina's family belongs to a Finnish-speaking minority frowned upon by a staunch schoolmistress who starts hounding Elina for speaking Finnish in class and questioning her authority. Elina's mother, sister, and a liberal young male teacher all try to mediate the ensuing battle of wills between Elina and Miss Holm. Elina finds consolation in wandering out on the dangerous marshlands to have imaginary conversations with her dead father.

(Swedish)
Vinnare Kristallbjörnen - Berlin Filmfestival

ELINA - Som om jag inte fanns.
Hon har förlorat sin far, men vunnit hans mod.

"En film att upptäcka - för hela familjen."

Elina, 9 år får börja skolan igen efter en längre tids sjukdom. Hon hamnar omedelbart på kollisionskurs med sin nya stränga lärarinna. Elina gör uppror och snart är hela skolan och nästan hela det lilla samhället införstådda med vad som sker men ingen vågar ställa sig på Elinas sida.

Finnungar kallades de barn som vid denna tid kom från finskspråkiga familjer och hade det svårt med svenskan. Ingen finska accepterades alls i skolan trots att barnen inte kunde svenska. De behandlades också ofta som en andra klassens elever av lärarna som kunde vara grymma mot barnen.

Price:

US $25

Shipping:

US $11

Featured product. Imported from Sweden. May take 7 to 10 days to arrive.

This film is encoded for normal DVD viewing in Europe, and may not play on a typical U.S. DVD Player. We recommend you consider purchasing one of our International DVD Players which are guaranteed to play DVDs from all European countries.

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