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Árru. Photo: Dánil Røkke

Árru

  • Director Elle Sofe Sara
  • Format Features
  • Genre Drama
  • Production Company Stær AS
  • Premiere First half of 2026
  • Producer Elisa Fernanda Pirir
  • Screenplay Johan Fasting, Elle Sofe Sara
  • Duration 95 min
  • Language Sámi
  • Co-producers Mimmi Spång/Garage Film International (SE), Jani Pösö/It's Alive (FI)
  • Photography Cecilie Semec
  • Editing Michal Leszczylowski
  • Music John Erik Kaada
  • Cast Sara Marielle Gaup Beaska, Ayla Nutti, Simon Issát Marainen, Mikkel Gaup
  • Sales agent The Yellow Affair

Sami reindeer herder Maia fights to protect her ancestral lands from a looming mining project. Amid the growing protests, she is also confronted with deeply buried family traumas. Maia is forced to make a decision.

Official screenings

Mon, Feb 16 | 15.15 | Zoo Palast 1
Tue, Feb 17 | 21.30 | Cubix 9
Wed, Feb 18 | 13.00 | Cubix 7
Thu, Feb 19 | 21.45 | Filmtheater am Friedrichshain
Fri, Feb 20 | 12.15 | Cubix 9
Sun, Feb 22 | 22.15 | Urania

Market screenings

Sat, Feb 14 | 13:50 | CinemaxX 9

Grants to Árru

Allocations
ARRU
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Date of decision: Jun 16, 2026 Applicant: STÆR AS Awarded: NOK 80,000 Director: Elle Sofe Sara Producer: Elisa Fernanda Pirir Ruiz, Espen Nomedal Manus: Johan Fasting
ARRU
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Date of decision: Apr 13, 2026 Applicant: STÆR AS Awarded: NOK 250,000 Director: Elle Sofe Sara Producer: Elisa Fernanda Pirir Ruiz Manus: Elle Sofe Sara, Johan Fasting
ARRU
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Date of decision: Sep 27, 2025 Applicant: STÆR AS Awarded: NOK 28,500 Director: Elle Sofe Sara Producer: Elisa Fernanda Pirir Ruiz Manus: Elle Sofe Sara, Johan Fasting
ARRU
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Date of decision: Sep 17, 2025 Applicant: STÆR AS Awarded: NOK 50,000 Director: Elle Sofe Sara Producer: Elisa Fernanda Pirir Ruiz Manus: Elle Sofe Sara, Johan Fasting
ARRU
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Date of decision: Aug 29, 2025 Applicant: STÆR AS Awarded: NOK 50,000 Director: Elle Sofe Sara Producer: Elisa Fernanda Pirir Manus: Elle Sofe Sara, Johan Fasting
ARRU
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Date of decision: Dec 3, 2024 Applicant: STÆR AS Awarded: NOK 50,000 Director: Elle Sofe Sara Producer: Elisa Fernanda Pirir Ruiz Manus: Johan Fasting
Árru
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Date of decision: Dec 15, 2022 Applicant: STÆR AS Awarded: NOK 5,550,738 Director: Elle Sofe Sara Producer: Elisa Fenanda Pirir Manus: Elle Sofe Sara, Johan Fasting
Árru
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Date of decision: Nov 17, 2020 Applicant: MER Film as Awarded: NOK 869,262 Director: Elle Sofe Sara Producer: Maria Ekerhovd - Executive produsent, Elisa Fernanda Pirir Manus: Elle Sofe Sara

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