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Pathfinder

1987 · 86 min

A stark, snowbound chase that feels ancient and elemental, gripping you with quiet dread and raw survival tension.

Directed by
Nils Gaup
Genres
Adventure
Starring
Mikkel Gaup, Svein Scharffenberg, Ingvald Guttorm
Tagline
When the invader comes...the hardest path to find is survival.
Overview
Around the year 1000 AD warlike people, the so-called "tjuder", roam in northern Scandinavia. 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. He manages to flee from these killers and reaches a camp with other Sámi whose inhabitants are worried if he has been able to hide his track. Afraid of the murderous people, they decide to flee to the coast. The boy stays alone to avenge his family's murder. Unfortunately, they get him before he can do anything and force him to lead them to the other Sámi. He guides them but has a plan to destroy the barbarous people before reaching the camp.

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Directed by
Nils Gaup
Genres
Adventure
Starring
Mikkel Gaup, Svein Scharffenberg, Ingvald Guttorm
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • revenge
  • grief
  • isolation
  • loyalty
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror4
Humour1
Realism7
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Genres
adventure
Directed by
Nils Gaup
Written by
Nils Gaup
Starring
Mikkel Gaup, Svein Scharffenberg, Ingvald Guttorm, Nils Utsi, Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Helgi Skúlason, John Sigurd Kristensen, Knut Walle
Cinematography
Erling Thurmann-Andersen
Runtime
86 min
Country
Norway
Languages
Northern Sami

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