Still from BRACE YOUR HEART

The curse is a love story about healing from traumas, following young reindeer herder Ejva during her first year after her father’s death. 

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SUMMARY

In a remote Sámi village high in the mountains, 20-year-old Ejva inherits her late father's reindeer herd. As she struggles to keep the herd thriving, local leader Heaika develops romantic feelings for her, and though hesitant, she feels compelled to accept. But everything changes when Nejla, Heaika’s cousin, arrives, and Ejva discovers true love for the first time. Betrayed and jealous, Heaika reacts harshly, leaving Ejva with a condition that makes her hands shake uncontrollably, threatening her ability to care for the herd. Now, Ejva must find a way to reclaim control over her life and her future.

ORIGIN: SWEDEN

GENRE: DRAMA 

DIRECTOR: AMANDA KERNELL

WRITER: AMANDA KERNELL

CAST: ELLI SARA VALKEAPÄÄ, ANDTE GAUP-JUUSO, VINCENT NIIA

PRODUCER: EVA ÅKERGREN 

DURATION: 100 MIN. 

LOCAL RELEASE: 2026 

 

PARTNERS: PEOPLE, COMPASS FILMS, INVICTUS, NORDISK FILM PRODUCTION DENMARK, FILMPOOL NORD, SVT, FILM I VÄST, THE SWEDISH FILM INSTITUTE, THE DANISH FILM INSTITUTE, THE INTERNATIONAL SÁMI FILM INSTUTE, NORDISK FILM- & TV FUND, BULGARIAN NATIONAL FILM CENTER, ICELANDIC FILM CENTRE, EURIMAGES, AKRTISK FILM NORGE

INTERNATIONAL SALES: TRUSTNORDISK