Films about the indigenous people of Sweden are few, and often characterised by a racist and colonial perspectives. MED ACKJAOCH REN I INKA LÄNTAS VINTERLAND is one of the earliest feature-length films about Sámi people, and by intertwining documentary and fictive segments, the film depicts the culture and everyday life of a Sámi family in a less exotifying manner than many similar films from its era. In view of today’s cinema, where representation seems to play an increasingly important role, and also considering the growing interest among younger generations in the depiction of minorities, MED ACKJA OCH REN I INKA LÄNTAS VINTERLAND provides an early and interesting example of a cinematographic depiction of the indigenous people of Sweden.
Paulina Reizi (ed.), A Season of Classic Films programme catalogue, Amsterdam: ACE – Association des Cinémathèques Européennes, 2022, p. 44