About the film
Give Us Our Skeletons! is a 1999 documentary directed and made by Paul-Anders Simma. It follows Niillas Somby, a Sámi man tracing his family ancestry while searching for the head of his ancestor, Mons Somby. The 51-minute film is associated with Norway, Finland, Sweden, and Denmark, and uses Sámi, Norwegian, Swedish, and Finnish.
Paul-Anders Simma is director, maker, and one of the producers, alongside Nils-Thomas Utsi and Liisa Holmberg. The film is listed as a documentary film and carries an alternate title, Antakaa Meille Luurankomme, as well as the Sámi title Oaivveskaldjut. Its subject is a personal ancestral search tied to Sámi family history.
The official reference is the film's Wikipedia page.
Who it is for
This suits viewers interested in Sámi stories, ancestry, and documentary investigations of family history. It may also appeal to audiences seeking multilingual Nordic documentaries.
Worth knowing
- Follows a personal ancestral search
- Centers Sámi family history
- 51-minute runtime
- Uses four listed languages
- Produced across four Nordic countries
Before you press play
- Focuses on a specific family search
- Multiple languages may require subtitles
The short of it
Give Us Our Skeletons! offers a concise documentary journey through Sámi ancestry and a search for Mons Somby’s remains. Its multilingual Nordic production gives the subject a cross-border setting.