Far North (2008)
1h 29m | PG-13
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.
Director: Asif Kapadia
Studio: Natixis Coficiné
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Romance, Crime
Video: 720p
Cast
Michelle Yeoh
as Saiva
Michelle Krusiec
as Anja
Sean Bean
as Loki
Gary Pillai
as Ivar
Bjarne Østerud
as Shaman
Sven Henriksen
as Ivar's father
Reviews
Interesting and psychological dark movie in spite of the glacial surrounding. The isolation feeling is well executed and the cast works quite well. However, you cannot help feeling that something is missing and could have been done better at the end of the story.