Laila

The film is set in the north of Norway. Lind is a wealthy merchant. He and his wife set out to have their daughter baptised. The winter is hard. Wolves come after them on the road. In the flight they lose the baby. A man of the Sami people finds her. His name is Jaampa. The child is given to a wealthy reindeer owner. Aslag raises her as his own. A year later the girl is returned to her family. But she grows up between two worlds. Settled life and nomadic life are both familiar to her. As a young woman Laila is caught between two suitors. The choice lies between two cultures as well. The film was made in the silent period. Mona Mårtenson and Tryggve Larssen appear in the one hundred sixty five minute film, a Norwegian production George Schnéevoigt finished in 1929.