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The Wilderness Diva
Written byMattias Löw
Directed byMattias Löw
StarringCarina Henriksson, Roger Norén, Bengt Pohjanen, Gun Olofsson, Margareta Gudmundson, Mona Mörtlund, Erik Westberg, Fredrik Österling, Ola Eliasson, Anton Eriksson, Norrbotten NEO, Markus Forsberg, Fredrik Sixten, Lina Stoltz, Erik Westbergs Vokalensemble
Country of originSweden
Original languagesSwedish, Meänkieli, Sami, Finnish, English
Production
ProducerMattias Löw
CinematographyMattias Löw
Running time87 minutes (3 episodes of 29 min)
Production companiesFreedom From Choice, Sveriges Television
Original release
Release
  • September 27, 2023 (2023-09-27) (Stockholm, Sweden)

The Wilderness Diva is a documentary television series about the Swedish opera singer Carina Henriksson who is both indigenous Sámi and Meänkieli which is part of the Swedish minority group from Meänmaa, the Torne Valley borderland between Sweden and Finland.[1]

The story deals with how Carina rediscovers and develops her cultural and linguistic heritage and is in Swedish as well we the Swedish minority languages Meänkieli, Sámi and Finnish. The documentary series was originally broadcast in three parts on Sveriges Television and on SVT Play during September and October 2023.[2]

The content centers on the conditions for creating and spreading culture in sparsely populated areas with an emphasis on Carina Henriksson in the Kiruna Municipality.[3] The central focus of the series is on the two major performances Ett norrländskt rekviem with music by Fredrik Sixten and Poetissan från Aareavaara about the infamous Korpela movement with music by Fredrik Österling.[4]

It is primarily shot in Norrbotten with Piteå and Studio Acusticum at the center but also in Västernorrland, Jämtland, Södermanland, Stockholm and the village of Godegård in Östergötland. The Wilderness Diva is produced by Freedom From Choice and Sveriges Television and created by the award-winning filmmaker Mattias Löw.[5]

Reception

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References

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  1. ^ "Everyone needs the culture's intravenous drip of love" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  2. ^ "The Wilderness Diva on SVT Play" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  3. ^ Veräjä, Regina (2023). "A documentary about Carina Henrikson describes the work of a sign operator in the north". Sveriges Radio (in Meänkieli). Retrieved 27 March 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. ^ "New TV-series about the opera singer from Meänmaa" (in Swedish). Piteå-Tidningen. 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  5. ^ "The Wilderness Diva is produced in Norrbotten" (in Swedish). Filmpool Nord. 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2024.

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Category:Swedish documentary films Category:2023 films Category:2023 documentary films Category:2020s Swedish-language films Category:Documentary films about association football Category:Sveriges Television original programming Category:Films directed by Tomas Mattias Löw Category:2020s Swedish films