My Fathers' Daughter

Elvira, a confident Sámi teenager, firmly believes that her lesbian single mother conceived her at a Danish fertility clinic. She often daydreams about her father, envisioning him as a charismatic movie star. However, her world is turned upside down when her real biological father unexpectedly steps into her life.

Cast

Sarah Olaussen Eira

as Elvira

Ingá Elisá Påve Idivuoma

as Beate

Aslat Mahtte Gaup

as Terje

Amund Lode

as Aslat

Ánne Mággá Wigelius

as Rita

Sara Sofia Mienna

as Margrethe

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

as Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Sverre Porsanger

as Headmaster of the school

Mikkel Gaup

as Teacher

Sarah Felicia Rasmus Labba

as Katrine

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