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Section: Documentary Films
The Whisperers (2016)
A teenage coming-of-age, environmental, indigenous adventure. The film tells the story of a young indigenous girl named Ellen-Sara Sparrok Larsen. She’s the eldest child in a reindeer herding family, born to continue the 1000 year tradition in Norway. We follow her on her journey from when she was 11 until she is 18 today. Ellen-Sara is a unique character, being a girl rather than a boy having the responsibility of carrying on her traditions. Ellen Sara stands in the middle of a progressive Norwegian society and the rich traditions of the South Sami reindeer herding culture, but the life of a teenager and their choices in life are questioned. The commercial world is just so tempting for this young woman.
| Country | Norway |
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| Year | 2016 |
| Duration | 91 min |
| Rating | 15 |
| Language | All kinds, English, Norwegian |
| Subtitle | English, Czech |
| Directed by | David KInsella |
| Screenplay | Klaase Bense |
| Director of Photography | David Kinsella |
| Music | Eugene Levitas |
| Edited by | John Grudebekke |
| Contact | David Kinsella |
Biography
A documentary filmmaker and photojournalist from Ireland and living in Norway, the film Loveletters from a Children's Prison (2005) was the start of his successful film work, of which we'll mention A Beautiful Tragedy (2008), Killing Girls (2009), and The Wall (2016).