Tsamo

Tsamo (2015) is a drama, history film directed by Anastasia Lapsui, Markku Lehmuskallio.

In the 1860’s Alaska and Finland are simultaneously parts of the Russian Empire. A Finnish mining engineer Simon buys a Tlingit girl named Tsamo and decides to bring her to Finland. The child, Tsamo, is baptized and Simon starts to teach her European manners. Tsamo thinks she’s married to Simon and acts accordingly, but when Simon marries a lady of his own age and class, she gets confused. Simon is forced to send the girl away and the battle over Tsamo’s identity takes complicated turns.

Cast

Albina Tologonova

Tsamo

Willhelm Grotenfelt

Simon Moore

Yovan Nagwetch

Nashahan

Thomas Yellowhair

Kuhkan

Niklas Groundstroem

Helmer Moore

Alma Pöysti

Alisa Moore

Kaarle Aho

Lindstén

Sakari Lehmuskallio

Sitkassa