Far North2008
“In this brutal land, a stranger threatens their survival.”
Directed by Asif Kapadia
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The premise
In the arctic, as Saiva is being born, a shaman declares that she is evil and will bring harm to all who become involved with her. Saiva is cast out of her tribe of herders and grows up to live a nomadic existence with Anja, a young woman she adopts as an infant. Then Loki, an injured and starving soldier, stumbles into their isolated lives. The women nurse him back to health, but treachery, violence and doom await them all.
Horror Vault's take
In the frozen wastes of the Arctic Circle, a woman marked at birth by a shaman's curse lives out a solitary existence with the girl she has raised as her own. Their fragile world is upended when a wounded soldier crawls out of the tundra and into their camp. What unfolds is a slow-burn tale of desire, resentment, and ancient dread set against one of cinema's most punishing landscapes. Far North is a stark, elemental story about whether fate can ever truly be escaped.
Content: Violence, Disturbing Ending, Themes Of Jealousy And Betrayal, Animal Hunting Depictions
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