Brace Your Heart

•1h 40m

Drama

In a remote Sámi village high in the mountains, 20-year-old Ejva inherits her late father's reindeer herd. As she struggles to keep the herd thriving, local leader Heaika develops romantic feelings for her, and though hesitant, she feels compelled to accept. But everything changes when Nejla, Heaika's cousin, arrives, and Ejva discovers true love for the first time. Betrayed and jealous, Heaika reacts harshly, leaving Ejva with a condition that makes her hands shake uncontrollably, threatening her ability to care for the herd. Now, Ejva must find a way to reclaim control over her life and her future.

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Production

Nordisk Film Sweden, Forest People, Nordisk Film Denmark, Invictus, Svenska Filminstitutet, The Danish Film Institute, International Sámi Film Institute, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Eurimages, Icelandic Film Centre, Bulgarian National Film Center, UiT Norges arktiske universitet, Filmpool Nord, SVT, Film i Väst, Compass Films

Language

SV

Status

Post Production

Cast

Elli-Sara Valkeapää

Ejva

Andte Gaup-Juuso

Heaika

Vincent Niia

Nejla

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