SUMÉ: SOUND OF A REVOLUTION
_UNDERSCORE: Greenlandic Cinema
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1h 13m
74 min. documentary
A successful rock band from Greenland? Yes, it's not a lie. From 1973 to 1976, the Greenlandic rock band Sumé released three albums and changed the history of Greenland. But Sumé’s success was not just due to their catchy beat rock, but also to the band's ability to put words to the zeitgeist, where Greenlandic culture was slowly fading away.
Directed by: Inuk Silis Høegh
Written by: Inuk Silis Hoegh, Emile Hertling Péronard
Produced by: John Arvid Berger, Emile Hertling Péronard, Vibeke Vogel
Composers: Per Berthelsen, Malik Høegh
Cinematographer: Henrik Ipsen
Editor: Per K. Kirkegaard
Main cast: Erno Aronsen (self), Per Berthelsen (self), Hjalmar Dahl (self)
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