Reviews

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Kenneth Sorento’s The Fight for Greenland offers a balanced, clear-eyed view of an indigenous populace grappling with the prospect of autonomy from the Kingdom of Denmark.

To its credit, The Fight for Greenland deftly flicks from micro to macro analysis. Complex discussions regarding Greenland’s trading rights and commercial infrastructure are juxtaposed with scenes of Josef and Paninnguaq getting traditional Inuit tattoos, or Paninnguaq putting forward the case for the use of the Greenlandic language in an amateur college production rather than purely Danish.
– Daniel Green, CineVue

Far-reaching, impassioned and densely detailed, this documentary explores the culture and identity of the world’s largest island, Greenland, through the eyes of four young Greenlanders actively trying to shape its future.

The film concludes with a note of hope. But perhaps more importantly, it is an invitation to meet and get to know a country which remains rather mysterious to much of the rest of the world. And for all the bleak realities, it is, as Josef points out, a place of rare beauty. A dramatic score attempts to match the savage majesty of the landscape; sweeping drone shots, in this case, seem absolutely justified.
– Wendy Ide, Screen Daily

Kenneth Sorento’s The Fight for Greenland (presented in CPH:DOX’s main competition) certainly does a good job of trying to accommodate many differing points of views. They are expressed here, loud and clear, by its four protagonists, all young Greenlanders with their eyes set on change.
– Marta Bałaga, Cineuropa

Just to remind the world that colonialism continues right outside the door, the fight for Greenland deserves special attention.
– Jorge Pereira, C7nema