To prevent the torture Aigin reveals himself and offers to act as a pathfinder for the Chudes to the coastal settlement where a large number of Samis live. Amot. He cannot overpower the Chudes, but he can trick them. Afraid of the murderous people, they decide to flee to the coast. Aigin and some of the other hunters remain to meet the Chudes, while the remainder of the group flee. [1] The leading role was played by Mikkel Gaup as Aigin. The film is based on an old Sami legend. As they brutally kill a family in a remote area, including the parents and their little daughter, the family's teenage son, Aigin, observes the slaughter. Copyright 2020 Zeus. The boy stays alone to avenge his family's murder. This product uses the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb. [10] It won the Amanda Best Film award in 1988. Unfortunately, they get him before he can do anything and force him to lead them to the other Lapps. The boy stays alone to avenge his families murder. The story is set in 10th-century Lapland.

[9] The film is considered the first Sami feature-length film. He manages to flee from these killers and reaches a camp with other Lapps whose inhabitants are worried if he has been able to hide his track. [8] It was distributed worldwide by International Film Exchange/Carolco Film International. [10], 1987 Norwegian action-adventure film by Nils Gaup, Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, List of submissions to the 60th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, List of Norwegian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, "The 60th Academy Awards (1988) Nominees and Winners", "Folklore, Boundaries and Audience in The Pathfinder", "Ble utsatt for sabotasje og ødeleggelse under innspillingen", "Movie Review : 'Pathfinder': Coming of Age in Lapland", "60 years of awards at the London Film Festival – A brief history of the competition", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pathfinder_(1987_film)&oldid=974707760, Films based on European myths and legends, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, John Sigurd Kristensen as Tchude Strongman, This page was last edited on 24 August 2020, at 14:57. There was also sabotage of the equipment by local people suspicious of outsiders. Most of the cast were Sami, and were used to the cold, but the stuntmen hired from outside the region refused to work under such conditions and were replaced by a team who had worked in the Bond film A View to a Kill.

A graphic novel of the remake was also produced. Sitemap |. [5][6] This presented unique difficulties with the cast, crew, and camera equipment in the harsh cold. [4], The film was shot in Kautokeino, Finnmarksvidda during the winter of 1987, where temperatures was as low as –47 °C. Around the year 1000 AD warlike people, the so-called "tjuder", roam in northern Scandinavia.

Stars: Mikkel Gaup, Ingvald Guttorm, Nils Utsi Around the year 1000 AD warlike people, the so-called "tjuder", roam in northern Scandinavia. [3] Gaup wove the story around the core of the legend, and introduced details such as shamanic initiation rite and a romantic element with the character Sahve. He shows a drum, a symbol of noaidi, given him by Raste, and becomes the new Pathfinder (shaman-leader) of the Sami group by virtue of his wisdom and bravery. While covering a test of guided torpedoes, two reporters believe they... A drama focused on Norwegian society in the 1970s, an era politically... Hele banden med Kjell, Benny og Egon i spissen er denne gangen på jakt... Môj pes Killer is a one-day drama portraying eighteen-year-old Marek l... Frida, aged 13, has discovered a book by psychoanalyst Erich Fromm cal... "Miss World 1970: The launch of a revolution", "If it chooses you, nothing can save you.

Pathfinder (original title in Sami: Ofelaš and in Norwegian: Veiviseren) is a 1987 Norwegian action-adventure film written and directed by Nils Gaup. [7] The film was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 1988 Oscars, but lost to Babette's Feast. The hunters, except Aigin, who hides, are quickly killed by the numerically superior Chudes, but one of the men, the old shaman-leader (noaidi or Pathfinder) Raste is kept alive and tortured. He gets into a debate with them about how to face the Chude attackers: some argue for meeting them in battle, while others maintain they should all run away toward the coast. He guides them but has a plan to destroy the barbarous people before reaching the camp. The film is based on an old Sami legend. Unfortunately, they get him before he can do anything and force him to lead them to the other Lapps. [11] The film is now often considered one of the best films of Norwegian cinema. Afraid of the murderous people, they decide to flee to the coast. Click the button below to add the Pathfinder (1987) DVD to your wish list. ", "Everyone ends up in the same damned place. Around the year 1000 AD warlike people, the so-called "tjuder", roam in northern Scandinavia. Aigin unties himself and flees, leading the Chudes over a cliff where several of them fall to their deaths when the leaders cut the ropes to save themselves. Directed by Nils Gaup. [7], The original title was Ofelaš, which is a Sami word for wizard. Nice for high school and adults. This remake is only loosely based on the 1987 film. Norwegian director Nils Gaup used the landscape of Finland as his backdrop in Pathfinder.