NOR26 Árru

NOR26 Árru

NOR26 Árru

SPECIAL EVENTS Enjoy a food box, drinks, and music on arrival. More info

Norwegian, North Sámi, Finnish, Swedish with English subtitles

From debut director Elle Sofe Sara, the powerful, music-filled new drama Árru follows a family of Sàmi reindeer herders whose fight to protect their Indigenous lands from a proposed copper mining project exposes long-buried family secrets.

Single mother Maia (Sara Marielle Gaup Beaska), her daughter Áilin (Ayla Nutti) and her brother Dánel (Simon Issát Marainen) live and work the starkly beautiful lands of Sápmi, northern Scandinavia, but their community and way of life face existential threat from the encroaching mining project. As protests rise, Maia turns to her long-absent uncle, charismatic lawyer Lemme (Mikkel Gaup), for help. But his presence soon reopens old, deeply buried family wounds, forcing Maia into an impossible reckoning between kinship and conscience.

Weaving together grounded drama with bursts of traditional song (joik) and movement, the singular Árru draws on Sámi cultural expression to explore a breathtakingly genuine connection to the environment. It is a fierce and cathartic tale about resilience, reclaiming one's voice and standing firm for the land that endures.

“Elle Sofe Sara’s striking debut feature sets a universal story within the distinctive culture of the Sámi people.” - Screendaily

OFFICIAL SELECTION - Berlin International Film Festival 2026 (Panorama)

Rating: CTC
Runtime: 95 mins

Session Times

Eastend Cinemas
Wed, Jul 22:
19:00

Tue, Jul 28:
20:30

Sat, Aug 1:
18:15

Mon, Aug 3:
20:40

Fri, Aug 7:
15:40

Sun, Aug 9:
18:15

Wed, Aug 12:
13:30

Sat, Aug 15:
20:30

Prospect Cinemas
Sat, Jul 25:
18:15

Wed, Jul 29:
13:00

Fri, Jul 31:
20:10

Sun, Aug 2:
15:45

Thu, Aug 6:
15:40

Sat, Aug 8:
18:10

Tue, Aug 11:
20:30

Sun, Aug 16:
11:15

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