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FeaturesAmanda Kernell on shooting ‘Brace Your Heart’ in Sápmi: “If you make a mistake here, you might die”
Amanda Kernell again explores Sámi culture in her third feature Brace Your Heart, which premieres in the Oscar‑qualifying Platform section.
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Reviews’Brace Your Heart’ review: Quietly powerful exploration of trauma and community in a remote Swedish mountain village
Amanda Kernell follows Charter and Sámi Blood with nuanced tale of a female Sámi reindeer herder struggling to make her mark
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NewsNordic Film Market to showcase Dag Johan Haugerud, May el-Toukhy projects
Erik Poppe and Amanda Kernell are also presenting new projects
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NewsUpcoming Amanda Kernell and Renate Reinsve projects excite industry at Haugesund
The industry programme at the Norwegian festival included a focus on UK projects.
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FeaturesMy Screen Life: director Amanda Kernell shares her admiration for single parents
”That’s maybe after making a film about a difficult divorce.”
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Reviews‘Charter’: Sundance Review
Amanda Kernell follows up ‘Sami Blood’ with this ‘impressively scratchy’ character study of a flawed but loving mother
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NewsLevelK boards Venice Days drama 'Sami Blood'
EXCLUSIVE: Amanda Kernell’s debut feature charts the story of a 14-year-old exposed to racism in 1930’s Sweden.
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FeaturesToronto 2026 preview: Screen’s guide to the Platform and Midnight Madness titles
TIFF runs September 10-20.
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NewsGoteborg: Lucrative Dragon award goes to 'Sami Blood'
Other Winners include The War Show, Tom of Finland, Heartstone.
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