Paul-Anders Simma (original) (raw)
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Finnish film director
| Paul-Anders Simma | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1959-09-27) 27 September 1959 (age 65)Karesuvanto, Finland |
| Occupation(s) | Film directorScreenwriter |
| Years active | 1992-present |
Paul-Anders Simma (born 27 September 1959) is a Finnish Sámi film director and screenwriter. His 1997 film The Minister of State was entered into the 20th Moscow International Film Festival.[1]
After the Norwegian Nils Gaup’s film Pathfinder (1987) was the first Sámi full-length movie, Simma’s film The Minister of State (1997) was the second. After this, more full-length movies in Sámi languages haven’t been completed.[2] The Minister of State is a comedy about an outlaw arriving to a small village in the meeting point of Norway, Sweden and Finland. People mistake him for a minister of the Finnish government. The man uses the mistake in order to gain trust from the villagers.
Selected filmography
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- The Minister of State (1997)
- Give Us Our Skeletons (1999)
- ^ "20th Moscow International Film Festival (1997)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 22 March 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ "Arktisen upeeta Paul-Anders Simma". Retrieved 1 September 2023.