Far North

Far North

6.0IMDb Score
Released:2008-10-09
Genre:Drama, Thriller, Romance, Crime
Duration:89 min
Country:France, United Kingdom, United States of America
Director:Asif Kapadia
Actors:Michelle Yeoh, Michelle Krusiec, Sean Bean, Gary Pillai, Bjarne Østerud
Production:Natixis Coficiné, Soficinéma, Celluloid Dreams, Le Bureau, Cofinova 3, Dreamachine, The Bureau, PJB Picture Company, Film4 Productions, Ingenious Media, FilmCamp

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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