Far North (2007 film)
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Far North | |
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Directed by | Asif Kapadia |
Written by | Asif Kapadia Tim Miller Sara Maitland (story) |
Starring | Michelle Yeoh Michelle Krusiec Sean Bean |
Cinematography | Roman Osin |
Edited by | Ewa J. Lind |
Music by | Dario Marianelli |
Release date |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
Countries | United Kingdom France |
Language | English |
Far North is an independently produced film by director Asif Kapadia, based on a short story by Sara Maitland.[1] It was screened at various film festivals in 2007 and 2008 before an American DVD release on 23 September 2008.
Plot
The film opens up with a voiceover of a woman named Saiva telling the listener that a
While sleeping in the night, Saiva has a flashback to her past among the reindeer tribes, after being shunned by her own tribe. In her flashback, she encounters a man who invites her into his tribe to help with the reindeer round-up. The two fall in love with each other, and after a time he gives her a wolf claw necklace. Going back to the present, Saiva and Anja live a harsh brutal life in the tundra hunting animals for their survival. One day while hunting alone, Saiva encounters a badly wounded man nearly frozen and starved to death. After his collapse, she tries to loot him, but the man regains consciousness briefly and asks for her help. Accepting him, Saiva brings him to the yurt and cleans his wounds.
Later the man claims the name of "Loki". The next day on a hunting trip with them, Loki asks what he can do for them in return for their kindness; Saiva replies "We'll see", but Anja asks him to bring a
Anja and Loki spend more and more time together during the following months. One night when Saiva is out hunting, they have intercourse. Loki eventually fulfills his promise on killing a reindeer. As their love builds up, and Anja is pregnant, Loki and Anja plan on leaving to go to civilization and have a family of their own. When Anja tells this to Saiva one evening, Saiva is visibly shaken and speechless. As tension builds up Saiva's mind gets more and more worked up with depression of her daughter's leave; even when Anja asks her to come with them she is speechless. That night Loki goes out hunting. Saiva tricks by offering Anja to comb and braid her hair, but suddenly chokes her to death with the braid. She then skins Anja's face and disguises herself with it. When Loki comes back, he has sex with Saiva, assuming that she is Anja. Saiva says she loves him. When he then discovers Saiva's identity, he is horrified and flees the yurt naked into the frozen tundra. The film ends with Saiva sobbing alone in her yurt.[2]
Cast
- Michelle Yeoh as Saiva[3]
- Michelle Krusiec as Anja
- Sean Bean as Loki
References
- ^ "Far North". Unifrance. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ Marshall, Lee (5 September 2007). "Far North". Screen International. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ "Far North Presskit" (PDF). Unifrance. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
External links
- Far North at IMDb
- Far North at Rotten Tomatoes