Shelter (Suodji) is an adaptation of an old story from Utsjoki, Sápmi, to the present. It is a legend of what the director´s relative, Ovllá-Ivvár Helander, did during the Spanish flu epidemic in 1918 in Utsjoki. Ovllá-Ivvár decided to fool Death and take his fate into his own hands. Today we are facing similar threats. The protagonist of the film is walking in Ovllá-Ivvár´s footsteps. But at the end, who its really who?
| Release Date | September 23, 2020 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | Suodji | |
| Runtime | 4min | |
| Budget | — | |
| Revenue | — | |
| Language | Northern Sami | |
| Original Language | Northern Sami | |
| Production Countries | Finland, Norway | |
| Production Companies | Studio Marja Helander | |