[Machine Translation] A young girl wishes to live in freedom, even if it means abandoning her family and hometown. The Sami's song ("Yoik") echoes in the beautiful and fantastic natural land of Lapland. 2016 Tokyo International Film Festival, Special Jury Prize and Best Actress Award! A moving film that delves into the director's own roots! The story of a young girl who survived against all odds. --In the 1930s, the Sami, an indigenous people living in northern Swedish Lapland, were discriminated against. A young girl, Ele Marija, and her sister, Nienna, were separated from their parents and sent to a boarding school where the Sami language was forbidden. Ere Mallya wanted to go on to higher education, but her Swedish teacher told her that "your brains are not adapted to civilization. One day, Ele Marija pretends to be Swedish and sneaks into a summer festival, where she meets and falls in love with an urban boy named Niklas. Her name is Christina, a name she gives him on the spur of the moment. She wants to escape from a life that does not allow her to learn, to decide her own future, or even to have the rights that are natural to human beings, and she takes a train to the city with him. A postcard by Swedish paper cutter Agnetha Flock ("Rose Tree") is included. Sound: South Sami, Swedish / Dolby Digital 5.1ch surround