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This supernatural fairy tale set in the icy wilderness of Finnish Lapland follows lonely newlywed Pirita (Mirjami Kuosmanen). Consulting a shaman to draw her hard-working reindeer-herder husband to spend more time with her at home, Pirita’s wish backfires, transforming her into a vampiric shapeshifter destined to lure men to their deaths. Taking inspiration from the folklore and beliefs of the Sámi people, this stark folk-horror masterpiece draws on both avant-garde and documentary film techniques to highlight gender and societal inequality through the trope of animal transformation.

The White Reindeer will screen from an imported 35mm print.

Ages 15+ | Contains mild level violence and adult themes