Cloudboy (2017)
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Geert Van Rampelberg, Sara Sommerfeld, Mikkel Gaup, Ayla Gáren Audhild P. Nutti
Sent against his will to spend the summer in Lapland, a Belgian boy who barely knows his Swedish mother must adjust to her Sámi family and the demands of reindeer migration.
The story
Niilas is a Belgian boy who has lived with his father for as long as he can remember and barely knows his Swedish mother. Against his will, he must spend the summer in Lapland, where she lives with her new Sámi family. They welcome him warmly, but he keeps to himself; his little sister Sunna is the only one who can get close to him. The reindeer migration is underway, and Niilas has to help, adding an immediate responsibility to a summer he did not choose.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The film is about Niilas, a Belgian boy who has lived with his father for as long as he can remember. He barely knows his Swedish mother and, against his will, has to spend a summer in Lapland, where his mother and her new Sámi family live. Despite the Sámi people’s warm welcome, Niilas keeps to himself. The only one who can get close to him is his little sister, Sunna. The reindeer migration is in full swing, and Niilas has to help. When a reindeer goes missing, Niilas joins the search, and an impressive moose crosses his path. Step by step, he discovers his roots, which turn out to be stronger than he ever imagined. Nevertheless, Niilas experiences the most exciting summer of his life.
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