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If as much care were taken with script as with visuals, pic would have more impact.
Alissa Simon, Variety
Far North
In this brutal land, a stranger threatens their survival.
2008 · 1h 29m · R
Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Directed by
Asif Kapadia
Overview
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.
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