The Kautokeino Rebellion

The Kautokeino Rebellion
Norwegian theatrical release poster
Directed byNils Gaup
Written byNils Isak Eira, Nils Gaup
Produced byTove Kløvvik
StarringNikolaj Coster-Waldau
Mikael Persbrandt
Michael Nyqvist
Nils Gaup
Mikkel Gaup
Anni-Kristiina Juuso
CinematographyPhilip Øgaard
Edited byJan-Olof Svarvar
Music byMari Boine
Svein Schultz
Herman Rundberg
Production
company
Rubicon
Release date
  • 18 January 2008 (2008-01-18)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguagesNorthern Sami
Norwegian
Swedish
Budget50,000,000 NOK
Box office$4,879,311

The Kautokeino Rebellion (Norwegian: Kautokeino-opprøret, Northern Sami: Guovdageainnu stuimmit)[1] is a 2008 film based on the true story of the Kautokeino Rebellion in 1852, in response to the Norwegian exploitation of the Sami community at that time. It was directed by Nils Gaup and was released in January 2008. The music to this film was mostly composed by Sami musician Mari Boine.

  1. ^ "Sámi Film Festival 2009" (PDF). 24 July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2017.